A warning to those doing the Shark. Don't go worrying about hills with names like Toys and Hogtrough. They aren't the problem. It's the rest of the buggers you have to watch out for. They're relentless. The whole fecking route is uphill.
I rode a shortened version of the route with the dangly bit to the coast chopped off yesterday.
That's the route I've done a couple of times too. Start back northwards where the out & back cross over at Muddles Green. As you say, still bloody hilly!