Only 5 miles extra but double the climbing.
Going back this way she'll get back to a town sooner and with a lot less climbing though, which might have been her priority.
Given those circumstances it may have the best decision of the lot.
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Only 5 miles extra but double the climbing.
Going back this way she'll get back to a town sooner and with a lot less climbing though, which might have been her priority.
Given those circumstances it may have the best decision of the lot.