Rebel Route: Cliffside Epic Double

May 26, 2022

LAST UPDATED May 26, 2022

Ready for a bit of climbing? Our newest Rebel Route is a longish one taking you up the Epic KOM in both directions, with some flats in between. The brainchild of James Bailey (a longtime Zwifter/event organizer who now works as an Event Operations Specialist at Zwift), this is a figure 8-ish route with a bit of creative lead-in. Let’s get to it!

About Rebel Routes

“Rebel Routes” are Zwift rides 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 begins in downtown Watopia. If you pick “Mountain Route” the game will route you correctly for the first ~6km as you leave downtown, ride through the Ocean Boulevard tunnel, then begin the Epic KOM forward climb, traveling over the suspension bridge. Just after the bridge you’ll need to make your first manual turn: a right onto the cliffside Epic KOM Bypass road.

Interesting bit of trivia: there are no official Zwift routes covering the Epic KOM Bypass in this direction. So you’re definitely on the road less traveled!

Enjoy the scenic views of the bypass road, then hang a left to head up the Epic KOM Reverse. You’ll go up and over this climb (don’t turn to the Radio Tower “bonus climb”), descend all the way back to the Ocean Boulevard tunnel, then turn left at Sequoia Circle and another left at the windmills to head toward the Epic KOM Reverse.

Similar to how we started the route, you’ll climb the beginning of the Epic KOM Reverse, crossing the bridge before turning left onto the Epic KOM Bypass road. At the end of this road turn right to head up the Epic KOM in the forward direction.

Go up and over the KOM, don’t turn to the Radio Tower, then descend all the way down to the windmills and the Marina. Wind your way to the Italian Villas, but turn left onto the Dirty Sorpressa and head toward the Volcano.

Finish up our route by taking the long way around the Volcano, heading over the Glass Bridge and back to downtown to the start/finish banner.

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This route is nicely symmetrical, as we climb the Epic KOM in both directions!

Getting Started + Lead-In

The easiest way to get started is to choose “Mountain Route” from your Watopia route options. This will properly route over the suspension bridge, before you’ll need to turn right onto the Epic KOM Bypass.