This level was magic for me. By studying a bit at start, I saw some evidences and worked out a route accordingly on my first try. That was a 2 off and I knew where I had lost 2 steps, so got it on 2nd try. I had such a feeling of "oh? it's done?". Very strange as I'm not a genius in this game. I put it 100% on luck LOL
Agreed that the solution is not obvious on first sight.
As Diablillo said it, when you tried this you might then find it less difficult. Also with the stepcount it could force you to try shorter paths.
Sometimes a level may seem scary to you, but 1) The solution may be far more straightforward and logical than you think, and 2) You may be missing a very fun level! This was the case for me. 2 tries.