Decided to try something different. Near my house are high tension towers running north-south. Google maps satellite shows a dirt road along it.
So hiked that this morning but didn't get far before the dirt road choked up with weeds waste high and wet with morning dew.
Might be able to get through or over the fence and up a ways looks less weedy. Maybe another day.
Ended up walking the neighborhood. The app I have says I walked a mile and a half and climbed 120 up: I live near a creek so it's uphill either way...and downhill coming back!