I can see a bit of validity in going up the DC to see what conditions are actually like but pootling up a DC does not sound safe to me
It's fine, and your alternative route climbs exactly the same amount, it just does it in a less uniform way so the steepest pitch is steeper. We use that road as the middle part of our 3-stage hill climb.
It's fine, and your alternative route climbs exactly the same amount, it just does it in a less uniform way so the steepest pitch is steeper. We use that road as the middle part of our 3-stage hill climb.