Route Choice Challenge #3 In Route Choice Challenge series I pick a leg, predict the most optimal route, and only then check it against the real athletes's tracks. Today I chose Leg 3 from Stage 7 of the Swedish League 2025. It was a long-distance race in the Women’s 20 Elite class. Right away, I would say that the fastest route is likely to stay as close as possible to the leg line, because the terrain is mostly runnable open forest, and there is no significant climb to justify a major detour. At first glance, this area in the middle of the leg, might look like something you want to avoid, but in reality, there is no substantial climb. Let’s take a closer look at the relief formation along this leg. I will mark the index contours in red. It is easy to see the relief formation. In general, it is a large downhill. But what about this formation in the middle of the leg? It consists of only two index contour lines, which represent the upper part of th...