I’ve pretty much exhausted my shortcuts on my road route. The shortest route home is presently under construction. They just painted in bike lanes but the asphalt is 2in lower then the gutter concrete and it’s a death trap. This is different than my fastest route in due to which side of the road it’s on... my fastest road route in is actually not the shortest but it’s clockwise around a lake so it’s level with few stops.

on my MTB route it’s more about finding easier climbs or new descents and I don’t think I’ve hit the limit just yet.