My commute is 3 miles up a trailway,onto the road for a mile, over a narrow footbridge into the farmers field...through a field of cows, over a gate up the farmers track and 'over' the most congested road in Dorset (i used to sit in that very queue), back on the road for another mile or so (side roads) then through a forest plantation for 3 miles
How that will feel on a January morning with horizontal freezing rain i dunno
For that journey I suggest a Quad bike!