Rebel Route: Big Flat 8

UPDATE: this route is now an official Zwift route, added to the game to host the final stage of Tour de Zwift 2024! See official route page >

Our newest Rebel Route was actually created several months back – we just never got around to putting together a post about it! 575 riders have already done the route, according to Strava. And there are some impressive times on the Veloviewer Leaderboard! (If you can do this in under 40 minutes, that’s a very strong effort.)

Our goal was to find a long, flat route on Watopia without riding over the same tarmac again and again. At 3.04 meters of climb per kilometer of distance, this is the flattest route on Watopia, apart from Tempus Fugit. And it’s much more scenic! Hope you enjoy it.

About Rebel Routes

“Rebel Routes” are Zwift rides which are not available on Zwift’s routes list, thus requiring manual navigation.

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The reward for your rebel ride? Exploring a new route, knowing you’ve gone where few Zwifters have gone before. And a Strava segment rank in the tens or hundreds instead of the thousands! They are included as a separate category on our Veloviewer Route Hunter leaderboard.

Route Description

This route is essentially a mashup between Watopia’s Tick Tock and Volcano Flat routes.

Watopia’s Fuego Flats stone arch/banner is your start/finish line. From there you’ll ride through the desert, descend through the redwoods to Ocean Boulevard, then make your way to downtown Watopia and the “Volcano Flat” portion of the ride.

Ride the slight ramp up to the glass bridge, then around the base of the Volcano and up the Dirty Sorpressa. Pro tip: if you’re chasing a good time on this route, this is the most important place to hit the watts hard and keep your speed up.

Then we climb past the waterfall before descending to the Fishing Village and back into the Ocean Boulevard tunnel. (This is the only repeated road on the route.)

Turn right after climbing out of the tunnel and take the slight uphill back to the Fuego Flats start/finish. All done!

Profile

The profile makes this route look more pitchy than it really is. With only 89m (292′) of climbing across 29.2km (18.1 miles), this is a fairly flat route.

Getting Started + Lead-In

The easiest way to get onto this circuit is to choose “Tick Tock” from your Watopia route options. This will properly route you until you have to stay straight (left) instead of turning right to head back toward Fuego Flats after climbing out of the Ocean Boulevard tunnel.

Turn by Turn

Here are the turns you’ll need to make to successfully complete the Big Flat 8, beginning in Fuego Flats at the start/finish arch:

1. Straight (Right) to Epic KOM
2. Straight (Left) to Epic KOM
3. Right to Sequoia Circle
4. Right to Downtown
5. Straight (left) to Downtown
6. Right to Downtown
7. Right to Volcano Circuit
8. Right to Volcano Circuit CCW
9. Straight (Left) to Volcano Circuit CCW
10. Straight (Right) to Volcano Circuit
11. Straight (Right) to Italian Villas
12. Right to 360 Bridge
13. Right to Sequoia Circle
14. Left to Sequoia Circle
15. Left (Straight) to Downtown
16. Right to Desert Flats
17. Left (Straight) to Desert Flats

Route details:
Distance: 29.2km (18.1 miles)
Elevation Gain: 89m (292′)
Strava Segment

Rebel Route Suggestions

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