At the beginning the left path with the rails is faster. This track also has a difficult itemless gap jump and ending shortcut which are impossible to do without having first practiced. The ending shortcut can alternatively be taken with shrooms by shrooming through the grass and it’s way easier.
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Grab a food item to take one of the grass shortcuts at the beginning. As you leave the city, instead of following the main path, you can go to the right and go along the train tracks, which is much faster. If you’re the only one in the room who knows about this, you have a massive advantage on this route.