Originally Posted by
terrymorse
It's an average grade of about 1%. If it's constant over 18 miles, you'll hardly notice it.
Yep, that's pretty much my commute to work. 15 miles with 900' most of the time at 1%, then a 5 mile descent to lose the 900' and then some. Coming back home is a good workout.
But yeah, it's a lot for some and not a lot for others.