WD, you're correct in your assessment that 5680 ft is the total over 3 days - much less daily, though the Winding Staircase section looks like more than other sections.

And, I love biking, but I opted to do more walking than biking over the winter this time. My thought was keeping the walking muscles strong trumped more cardio in this case.
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