Decided to try a new route. The ride begins in Longview, WA, at the 7th Street Park. There is a long climb right off the bat, at mile 2. The climb goes up into the Longview Heights then drops down to a bunch of waterways near Highway 4. The next climb is Coal Creek Rd. This one is fairly mellow. Climbing gets more serious on Woodside Rd, another long slog. The first 15 miles ended up with nearly 1500 feet climbing. Some nice downhill on Delameter Rd to Cline Rd. A short, steep climb on Cline Rd just before Permanent Highway #10. Not sure why it's called that. Mostly downhill into Castle Rock (mile 24). The route creator did a funny loop in town. Not sure why. Mile 25 is Spirit Lake Highway. The route creator made this a red hill on Garmin (signifying steep), but it wasn't that bad. A 2-mile climb, but a lot of it at 5-6%. The route turns right at South Silver Lake Rd for even more climbing. Finally, at mile 34, the heavy-duty climbing ends. There is a long downhill on Headquarters Rd to the I-5 overpass at Pleasant Hill Rd. Mostly tailwind the last 10 miles. There is an annoying 0.7 mile gravel stretch at mile 42.3. It is somewhat of a bike path that goes through a railroad area, then turns back to a paved path. The final 3 miles goes back through Longview and back to the park.