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Originally Posted by mcguire
56.6 miles, ~15' elevation change overall (but 2202 up and 2224 down), maximum grade 9.1%, 7 stop lights, 1 stop sign.
I never realized the two smaller hills (just to the left of the big peak) were the same order of magnitude as the other peak at 15.9 miles.
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Your challenge now is to try to alter your commute to delete those hills. Even if those hills at 15.9 and 40 miles aren't that tall, the grade is way to steep and your losing good mileage going up them. Besides max grade, average grade is a key factor. Even my -.7 average grade to work makes a 13mpg difference one way.
In my commute i go for the least elevation gain and the most lost. I have to routes to work, one with long shallow downhills for max mpg. The other is to top off my battery with regen. It's steeper downhills where i couldn't use all the momentum i gain due to speed limits. Probably only a 5mpg penalty.