Originally Posted by Qwertyportne

My solo and group rides have been loop, point to point and out and back routes. There are probably other types I don't know about, but the most common complain I hear from other riders is that out and back routes are just plain boring. So yesterday I got to the turnaround point of one of my out and back routes and began heading back home. A few miles later I realized it was not boring. The up hills were now down hills, the down hills were now up hills, and my view of the road ahead was not the same. Anyone have a similar (or different) perspective of out and back routes?