[ehPReth]

Was it always 7? I seem to remember it being like 3-4?

[bauruine]

For a circuit to clearnet it's 3. Guard --> Middle --> Exit. For a onion service it's 6 and the connection is a bit more complicated [0]. The speed varies from very fast to unbearable depending on your circuit and how bad the ddos is at that moment. [1] You can try to create a new and hopefully faster circuit by clicking on the onion symbol on the left in the address bar.

[0] https://github.com/mikeperry-tor/vanguards/blob/master/READM...

[1] https://status.torproject.org/issues/2022-06-09-network-ddos...

[edgyquant]

My mistake, updated my comment

[bauruine]

In your defense I also wasn't sure for a minute and had to look it up. Could also have been three hops to the intro point from the onion service.

[makerofspoons]

Connecting to hidden services it's 6 hops, reaching out to the internet it's 3 hops.

[super256]

https://i.imgur.com/h1vlxNh.png