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    Rebel Route: Cliffside Epic Double

    Eric Schlange
    By Eric Schlange
    May 26, 2022
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    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.

    See all Rebel Routes >

    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.

    Turn by Turn

    Here are the turns you’ll need to make to successfully complete the Cliffside Epic Double once you’ve begun by selecting Watopia’s “Mountain Route“:

    1. Left to Ocean Blvd
    2. Straight to Ocean Blvd
    3. Left to Epic KOM
    4. Straight to Epic KOM
    5. Right to Epic KOM Bypass
    6. Left to Reverse Epic KOM
    7. Straight to KOM Descent
    8. Straight to Sequoia Circle
    9. Straight to Sequoia Circle
    10. Left to Italian Villas
    11. Left to Jungle/Epic KOM
    12. Left to Epic KOM Bypass
    13. Right to Epic KOM
    14. Straight to KOM Descent
    15. Straight to Italian Villas
    16. Left to Italian Villas
    17. Left to Italian Villas
    18. Left to Volcano Circuit
    19. Straight to Volcano Circuit
    20. Left to Volcano Circuit
    21. Left to Downtown
    22. Left to Downtown

    Route details:
    Distance: 52.71km (32.75 miles)
    Elevation Gain: 991m (3,252′)
    Strava Segment

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    Got an idea for a great Rebel Route? Share it below and maybe we’ll publish a post about it!

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      Eric Schlange
      Eric Schlangehttp://www.zwiftinsider.com
      Eric runs Zwift Insider in his spare time when he isn't on the bike or managing various business interests. He lives in Northern California with his beautiful wife, two kids and dog. Follow on Strava

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      Julian Fussell
      Julian Fussell(@julian-fussell)
      9 months ago

      Sounds & looks horrific. Hopefully James will let us know how he gets on with it! 🤣

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      James
      James
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Julian Fussell

      I did it first and then sent it to Eric!

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      KB824
      KB824
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Julian Fussell

      At least no radio tower climb!

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      Gordon
      Gordon
      9 months ago

      Looks painful, I wonder until such times as zwift allows us to create custom routes if it would be worth looking at RoadCaptain and pre-create the route which can be exported to file for readers to use.
      https://github.com/sandermvanvliet/RoadCaptain/releases

      Demo
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Hs37y_FwM

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      HiFromOhio
      HiFromOhio
      9 months ago

      1: the route should be relabeled as twin peaks.

      2: I really struggle with selecting the appropriate turn for the bypass when coming through the intersection for the ruins/AdZ turn off, so I’ll probably mess this one up to.

      3: great route!!

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      Michael
      Michael
      9 months ago

      I love it!

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      Mitchell
      Mitchell(@mitchell)
      9 months ago

      Should have at least one radio tower

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      KB824
      KB824
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Mitchell

      It’s really easy to include it in your ride. The only harm is no strava segment

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      Philip
      Philip
      9 months ago

      I like the looks of this route and will ride this evening. FYI, the Strava section link doesn’t currently work.

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      Philip
      Philip
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Philip

      Strava section link works now I’ve ridden the route. I enjoyed it, it’s similar to the Pretzel but without the Hilly KOM climbs and the Bypass sections make it a little more interesting.

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      Tom
      Tom
      9 months ago

      A year ago i suggested Cliffside Epic (elevation about 1100m, distance 37-40 km) https://zwiftinsider.com/route/ocean-lava-cliffside-loop/#comment-58490 It covers bypass, Epic KOM And Epic KOM Rev (from bypass to the Tower KOM summit) in both directions. Start : Jungle/RoadToSky, then U-turn Straight to bypass at the bypass end turn right to Epic KOM after summit turn left to Tower KOM, round the tower downhill than turn right to castle turn left to bypass at the bypass end turn left to Epic KOM Rev before summit turn right to Tower KOM, round the tower downhill than turn left to jungle/italian village End: left to… Read more »

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      9 months ago

      Decided to rename this route to “Cliffside Epic Double”, since the two climbs up the Epic are really what’s important about this route.

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      KB824
      KB824
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      What was it called before?

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      Tim
      Tim
      9 months ago
      Reply to  KB824

      Cliffside Epic 8

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      Andrew Johnson
      Andrew Johnson
      9 months ago

      To climb the epic KOM once and not the Radio Tower could be dismissed as an oversight. To climb it TWICE is nothing less than hill dodging verging on criminality. It’s the cherry 🍒 on top of your Bakewell tart, the chocolate sprinkles on your capachoochoo. May start a minor rebellion on this route, with at least one additional turns.

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      KB824
      KB824
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Andrew Johnson

      The 2 km at 14% after a 20-30 minute climb

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      Jeff Tsang
      Jeff Tsang
      9 months ago

      I have a rebel route that gets to the Radio Tower fast. The Radio Tower Chase.
      * Start at Road to Sky pen
      * Turn left out of the pen
      * Turn right up Epic KOM Reverse already in progress
      * Turn right again up Radio Tower
      * Finish at Radio Tower banner
      Total 6.9 k 485 m of climbing.

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      KB824
      KB824
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Jeff Tsang

      done a similar idea doing sections of the reverse epic. Starting on jungle circuit and immediately doing a u-turn might be faster. Good idea though great for tron hunting

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      Andrew
      Andrew
      9 months ago

      This is a nice route!

      But be prepared for all of the people who ask why they aren’t getting either of the Epic KOM segments in Zwift or on Strava. Both of the climbs skip the actual KOM starts, and there will be people who don’t realize that, and will be upset about it. Might make sense to edit the description a little, and change “KOM” to “climb” in a few spots, to call that out?

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      Emilio
      Emilio
      9 months ago
      Reply to  Andrew

      Well, if someone wants to do both KOM in this route with a few changes they can do it. Basically instead of turning rigth to the Epic KOM Bypass select left (going straight) to complete the Epic KOM, avoid the climb tower and then turn left to the Epic KOM bypass. At its end right towards Sequoia circle (straight at the next junction) and then left towards Italian Village, and Left towars Jungle, or points 9-11 of the rebel route mentioned. Then just go straight up Epic KOM Revers, go downhill, and turn left towards the Epic KOM bypass before… Read more »

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      Martijn ten Ham
      Martijn ten Ham
      9 months ago

      great route. Love it.

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      Gustav
      Gustav
      9 months ago

      Wow! Would love to see this as an official route an include it in races. It fits nicely with Quatch Quest and Three Sisters in a pure climbing series.
      But maybe it should be called Twin Brothers instead? 🙂

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      Oliver
      Oliver
      9 months ago

      I made my own version of this awhile back called “Epic 8”. Wouldn’t be possible to make it a real route as it starts with a U-turn. https://pursuitcyclingforkids.com/2022/04/04/zwift-custom-route-epic-8/

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      Mary Franklin
      Mary Franklin
      8 months ago

      Wow-“peach” of a rebel route!🙀

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      Temps 09
      Temps 09
      7 months ago

      Great route for an enduarnce plus climbing focus ride.

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