Rebel Route: Fower Power

May 1, 2023

LAST UPDATED April 28, 2023

Zwift’s Scotland map has beautiful views and purpose-built racing segments including the Sgurr climb, Glasgow Crit Circuit, and of course Breakaway Brae.

But there are only 5 official Scotland routes, so we decided it was time to create some thoughtful new Rebel Routes.

Today we introduce the first in our series of Scotland Rebel Routes. (Watch this space, as we’ll be introducing a new one every Monday in May!)

“Fower Power” completes each of the four (“fower” in Scots) loops of the Scotland map in a counterclockwise direction, starting in Glasgow at the southwest side of the map and working your way northeast to the Tower area.

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! Rebel Routes are also included as a separate category on our Veloviewer Route Hunter leaderboard.

Route Description

We begin with a loop through Glasgow by choosing City and the Sgurr as our route. After a short lead-in (just under 1km) Fower Power begins at the Champion’s Sprint banner.

Ride the Glasgow Crit Circuit loop first, but in a counterclockwise (reverse) direction. If the road feels unfamiliar, there is a reason why: no official Zwift route takes us through Glasgow in this direction.

After Glasgow it’s a CCW loop of the Sgurr/Cliffs, the Loch/Sgurr, and finally our smallest loop which takes us up Breakaway Brae twice. When you ride through the Breakaway Brae banner a second time, you’re finished.

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Not much is flat on this circuit, but there are no massive climbs either. (Unless you count the Sgurr, which you’ll climb in both directions.)

Getting Started + Lead-In

The easiest way to get started is to choose “City and the Sgurr” from your Scotland route options. This is the only route that puts you on the correct road in the correct direction. You’ll have a short (~900m) lead-in to the Champion’s Sprint banner start line.