That's the route to work (11.5 miles one way). I use the same route on the way back home. RWGPS says I gain 204 feet there and 586 on the way back. Basically a flat N-S valley ride and I get to do all the climbing I want on my days off if I go E or W. The bad news is that if it's windy (and it often is), it's almost always a headwind on the way home.