I think I just about minmaxed every little aspect of this route that I could. At best I could probably get a 0.1 or 0.2 seconds off the clock but that time is probably better spent finding a better route.

I've found that the most time saved for all of these derived routes is within the very first drop, and the island "room". It seems like any route that relies on this river path first is bottlenecked by these parts the most and not so much the planes.

Strategies used:

• Use passive camera. Spyro turns ever so slightly faster with passive rather than active.
• Before the level even starts, hold charge and push right. Continue to hold charge until right when the "100% complete" sound sounds off.
• Not verified, but I've been trying to take advantage of the archway debris forcefully boosting Spyro forward. Debris can either be your best friend or worst enemy.
• Other runs have Spyro charge further left, but I've found that Spyro can actually charge precisely between two "walls"/platforms off the island (see "Take 2" video here ). This could be a potential part to optimize!