As Tilu put it, "why do I complicate the way to go more than necessary" is a perfect description of the final path. Unfortunately it feels like a lot of the bottom of this mini-Twinning is... broken? Underutilized? I am unsure which, but I didn't find it quite as satisfying as I would have liked.
Gosh, this gave me to think! At first I needed aroud 130 steps, then was gettting 2 steps closer, with each try. But when I came under 120, my next try was a record. Will probably get beaten, by Manti (or not? ). :) I don't see any shorter way, here, that's for sure.
I find this level very good, though it didn't take me days. Guess, I got a bit lucky, too (didn't expect to set a record, just wanted to solve it).