
Originally Posted by
Biciclista
wow, that actually looks flat!

I would go for the shorter route. Sounds kind of pretty and peaceful. Is it?
It does get easier after a while.
It is mostly flat, but there are a couple of killer hills (to a midwestern flat prairie girl, anyway, which means they are ant hills to some of you 
The shorter route is the busy, more cars route, where there really is no shoulder to ride on.
"A bicycle does get you there and more. And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun."