How does the Xtracycle handle hills? I live in a hilly area. If I go downtown ~60-70mins one way it's all downhill but when I return I'm faced with about a short ~40 degree hill, a long ~1km 30 degree hill, ~5km long ~30 degree hill, short ~30 degree hill, and lastly the short hill on my street.

The hills make for a good workout in my area and the area is lovely but when carry a load on the returns especially at night I always take the main roads for safety then the 10-12km isolated (yet mostly flat) wooded trails which I don't find safe at night unless I was riding with more then one person.