This page includes basic details for all routes on Zwift’s London world. For additional route details, click the corresponding link to be taken to that route’s detail page.
The London course’s “Classique” route takes you on some of the most famous London streets including Strand, The Mall, Constitution Hill, and Birdcage Walk. You ride by Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace.
Route Basics
Length: 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Elevation: 19 m (62‘)
Lead-In: 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 110 XP
The London course’s “Classique” route takes you on some of the most famous London streets including Strand, The Mall, Constitution Hill, and Birdcage Walk. You ride by Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace.
London’s “Greater London 8” route covers the mostly flat “greater London” expansion and Box/Fox Hills. It is very similar to the “Greater London Loop“, only adding ~4km of flat roads and covering the greater London portion in the opposite direction.
Route Basics
Length: 23.8 km (14.8 miles)
Elevation: 256 m (840‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 480 XP
London’s “Greater London 8” route covers the mostly flat “greater London” expansion and Box/Fox Hills. It is very similar to the “Greater London Loop“, only adding ~4km of flat roads and covering the greater London portion in the opposite direction.
Route Basics
Length: 11.6 km (7.2 miles)
Elevation: 45 m (148‘)
Lead-In: 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 230 XP
London’s “Greater London Loop” route covers the mostly flat “greater London” expansion and the Box Hill climb. It is essentially the “London Loop” with ~6km of flat roads added.
Route Basics
Length: 21 km (13.0 miles)
Elevation: 244 m (801‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 420 XP
London’s “Greater London Loop” route covers the mostly flat “greater London” expansion and the Box Hill climb. It is essentially the “London Loop” with ~6km of flat roads added.
Route Basics
Length: 21.0 km (13.0 miles)
Elevation: 255 m (837‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
London’s “Greatest London Flat” was released with Zwift’s February 1, 2018 update and is the longest “flat” route on the London course.
Route Basics
Length: 23.6 km (14.7 miles)
Elevation: 147 m (482‘)
Lead-In: 7.5 km (4.7 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 500 XP
London’s “Greatest London Flat” was released with Zwift’s February 1, 2018 update and is the longest “flat” route on the London course.
Route Basics
Length: 25.6 km (15.9 miles)
Elevation: 345 m (1,132‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 510 XP
Simple the reverse version of Greater London Loop, which takes you on the outermost roads of the London map.
Route Basics
Length: 25.6 km (15.9 miles)
Elevation: 345 m (1,132‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
Simple the reverse version of Greater London Loop, which takes you on the outermost roads of the London map.
London’s “Keith Hill After Party” is a custom route introduced for stage 3 of January 2019’s Tour de Zwift.
Route Basics
Length: 36.2 km (22.5 miles)
Elevation: 407 m (1,335‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
London’s “Keith Hill After Party” is a custom route introduced for stage 3 of January 2019’s Tour de Zwift.
London’s “Leith Hill After Party” is an event-only route, meaning it is only available for group events. Very similar in profile to London’s “Keith Hill After Party” route, the Leith Hill version has an extra 5km of flat road before the finishing climb.
Route Basics
Length: 46.1 km (28.6 miles)
Elevation: 411 m (1,348‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
London’s “Leith Hill After Party” is an event-only route, meaning it is only available for group events. Very similar in profile to London’s “Keith Hill After Party” route, the Leith Hill version has an extra 5km of flat road before the finishing climb.
The London course’s “London 8” route covers the entire original London course by combining the “London Loop” and “Classique” routes.
Route Basics
Length: 20.3 km (12.6 miles)
Elevation: 255 m (837‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 410 XP
The London course’s “London 8” route covers the entire original London course by combining the “London Loop” and “Classique” routes.
Route Basics
Length: 20.3 km (12.6 miles)
Elevation: 256 m (840‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
The London course’s “London Loop” route takes you along the Thames, down through underground tunnels, and up the Box Hill KOM.
Route Basics
Length: 14.9 km (9.3 miles)
Elevation: 206 m (676‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 300 XP
The London course’s “London Loop” route takes you along the Thames, down through underground tunnels, and up the Box Hill KOM.
The reverse version of London’s first major loop route, “London Loop Reverse” takes you up Fox Hill, then down Box Hill and along the Thames.
Route Basics
Length: 14.8 km (9.2 miles)
Elevation: 230 m (755‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
The reverse version of London’s first major loop route, “London Loop Reverse” takes you up Fox Hill, then down Box Hill and along the Thames.
Route Basics
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Lead-In: km ( miles)
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London’s “Surrey Hills” route takes you on a complete tour of all the climbs on the London course, riding over each pass in both directions. Since the route keeps you almost entirely off of flat ground, you get a lot of climbing done in just over 44km.
Route Basics
Length: 39.1 km (24.3 miles)
Elevation: 1029 m (3,376‘)
Lead-In: 5 km (3.1 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 820 XP
London’s “Surrey Hills” route takes you on a complete tour of all the climbs on the London course, riding over each pass in both directions. Since the route keeps you almost entirely off of flat ground, you get a lot of climbing done in just over 44km.
Route Basics
Length: 55.6 km (34.5 miles)
Elevation: 531 m (1,742‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1100 XP
The London course’s “PRL Full” route is meant to mimic the distance (but not the full course) of the real Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100.
Route Basics
Length: 173 km (107.5 miles)
Elevation: 2290 m (7,513‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 3460 XP
The London course’s “PRL Full” route is meant to mimic the distance (but not the full course) of the real Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100.
The London course’s “PRL Half” route is meant to mimic the distance (but not the full course) of the real Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46.
Route Basics
Length: 69 km (42.9 miles)
Elevation: 954 m (3,130‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1380 XP
The London course’s “PRL Half” route is meant to mimic the distance (but not the full course) of the real Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46.
London’s “Triple Loops” route is a large loop containing three more loops. First you hit the Greater London loop, then the Classique, then ride over Leith Hill to a loop which includes Box Hill. Descend Fox Hill, ride up through the Underground, then it’s a drag race to the finish.
Route Basics
Length: 40.8 km (25.4 miles)
Elevation: 544 m (1,785‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: London
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 810 XP
London’s “Triple Loops” route is a large loop containing three more loops. First you hit the Greater London loop, then the Classique, then ride over Leith Hill to a loop which includes Box Hill. Descend Fox Hill, ride up through the Underground, then it’s a drag race to the finish.
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The Classique description says, “When choosing this route option in game you will begin near the main start/finish banner, then ride a short warmup before you turn off for the Classique loop, which you will stay on as long as you wish.”
This is no longer true. When choosing this route option in game, you will begin in the Classique loop, just before the Classique sprint.
Thanks. Updated!
Hi, I just did the classique and it is as mentioned by Jim above and the information on his website and others hasn’t been updated. Lead in was 400m, not 5.7km.
« This website » not « his website »!
The problem is, the lead-in is different for EVENTS vs free-rides. I’m still trying to figure out how to best show this…
Can you please make a selection screen for the London routes as you did for Watopia. It is so much easier than scrolling all the time.
Thanks.
This is one of my go to pages before tackling an event or ride. Great info.
I think the “free ride” version of Surrey Hills isn’t in use anymore. I rode it this morning (not in an event), and had to go to the top of Fox Hill a second time to get the badge for completing the route.
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Not seeing the majority of maps or descriptions with the new update…
Keith Hill After Party is added twice 🙂 Once as 7th track and then as last.
When doing the PRL full, do you get the route badges for London Loop and PRL half on the way? Or do you have to do them all separately?
Gotta do them separately.
Several of these routes don’t load for me.
Apologies. Fixed!
The ZwiftHacks map for the Greatest London Flat is actually the one for Greatest London Loop (it’s got Leith Hill in it).
The new-style layout for the maps is great and love the bike suggestions for each route.
Couple of animated maps don’t match route though; Greater London 8 misses Box Hill climb, Greater London Loop says it goes up Fox Hill, Greatest London Flat goes up Leith hill, London Loop and London 8 refer to Fox Hill.
Ongoing thanks for the hardwork and effort put into such a great resource.
The Greater London 8 *animated* part of the route description does not show the route going up Box Hill, and I’m pretty sure it does. The chart showing the elevation does indicate that it ends like the London Loop routes by climbing Box hilll as the last step.
I was just going to say the same. I rode Greater London 8 today and can confirm it definitely goes up Box Hill. I set a PR, although it’s still not great.
This Website is a great resource for me as a new Zwifter to get familiar with all the rides prior to jumping on my bike 👍
Hi Eric, I just rode the PRL Half route this morning as part of my quest to obtain all the route achievement badges. The elevation you have listed for this route 954 meters/3130 feet is off by approximately 300 feet. When I crossed the finish line at the sprint banner at Mall, I had ~2800 feet total elevation (see attached screenshot). I knew something was adding up when I climbed up Box Hill for fourth and final time and the elevation was off. Must be something with the Strava segment?
Eric, First off great work on the site…your information is a great tool for those of us striving to get the most out of our Zwift experience. I refer people to your pages all the time! I have been referring to your routes data pages to evaluate which route badges I want to bag. The individual route data including the bonus points for each as they are achieved is very useful but I wonder if you might compile it all into a text or spread sheet for to afford users the ability to print a list of routes. My thought… Read more »
DOH! I found it! Sorry everyone!
Here’s the link: https://zwiftinsider.com/routes
And this link might also interest folks looking to ride all the routes: https://zwiftinsider.com/route-ride-schedule/
After selecting a course from the main menu I hoped that the route to follow would then be set so that I didnt need to select any change of course during the cycle particulaly when selecting to do a “Loop”. This means that making the wrong decision at a junction takes you off the “Loop”. I find this very frustrating.
Hi Eric, Question: has something changed on the London Loop? Both Zwift and Strava register 200 meters elevation, instead of 220 (which, if I remember well, is also mentioned in the Zwift app itself). Thanks!
This format, with all the courses and animations open takes too long to load. The list of courses that can be opened individually is more user friendly.
I am arranging my club ride this weekend taking in 3 laps of the Greatest London Flat. Could you tell me the total distance please. Is it 3 x 23.6km. Or do I subtract 7.5 km from total
Should be 3×23.6 + 7.5 for the total distance. But you should do a test Meetup first, to make sure it places you near the main London start/finish. Sometimes Meetup start points are different from free ride start points, for certain routes. Worth checking if you want to be doubly sure!
I did the Greater London Flat route last week and there was no lead in. Might need to verify and update on the site. Thanks!
Greater London Flat: I have done this route twice now, and I never get to do the Lead in at all. I start like 500 meters before the sprint banner (or what it is called?). Very strange?
Just did the Classique (again, maybe the fifth time or so), and just as normal there was no lead in here either. I always start about 500 meters before the sprint banner…
The route badge did not register after 62km! How can I get this fixed?
Just did this horror show today. ADZ would have been an easier option. I spawned getting ready to cross the Tower Bridge. You should emphasize that your first climb up Fox Hill is part of the lead-in and that you will have to climb it a second time and pass under the banner there a second time to get the route completion badge. It’s roughly 28 miles with lead in and about 3,300 feet of climbing.
Is there no Strava segment for the Greatest London Loop Reverse? I just rode this as a Rebel Route, but did not see a matching Strava segment.
Thanks Eric, I have really enjoyed learning more about Zwift through your website, It is a brilliant resource and something Zwift should be providing themselves. Thank you.
Great resource but looks like the PRL half is off by a lap. Didn’t finish it; when it sent me up the hill for the 5th time I called it a day. It’s at least 5 laps and 50 ish miles
Nope. It’s 4 laps, then you turn around the roundabout just before the start line for Box Hill. My guess is if you’d ridden just a bit further it would have turned you around and taken you to the finishing line. Ouch!
just did the Greater London Loop. Normally should be not more than 30 kM and go up Box Hill once. I did not get the badge after 30kM, so kept on going, went up Box Hill a second time and finally did 45kM and still no Badge. HMMM good work out but no cigar (badge). What did I do wrong?
I’ve had similar issues in a number of different Zwift worlds – “success rate” for getting badges after completing a course is currently around 50%. Makes me think I’m doing something wrong as well, would be helpful if a Zwift guru could help out here. I thought you’d just choose the course from Zwift menu, then start riding and you’d get the badge after you complete it. This works sometimes but only sporadically, it seems. (Yes, it’s almost as bad as forgetting to turn recording on on a ride! 😀 )
Just did this (and got the badge, so I’m pretty sure I did it right), but it recorded as around 860m (neither the 1000+ Zwift Hub lists nor the 939 you list). Strava route (including a minor warm down at the end: https://www.strava.com/activities/5272323568)
Eric, is there a Strava segment for the Greatest London Loop Reverse route?
The page does not provide a link to one and after riding this route I could not find a matching segment in Strava.
Huh. Weird, looks like I never created one! It’s a bit of a pain to create, because I have to join an event that runs on that route – or runs on a route that at least turns left out of the pens, which few London routes do. Got it on my list to do now, though, so I’ll get it done. Thanks for the heads up!
Hi Eric
On these various listings of courses on each ‘world’ I notice there isn’t a link to ‘France’. So if I’m on the Watopia route listing, there are links to other ‘worlds’, but not France. this is the same when in other world route listings.
I had only 864 hm on my PRL Half ride.
I would love to see, eventually, a guest world based off the race tracks from car racing games, (hot laps around the Nurburgring anyone? or PB up the the corkscrew on Laguna seca done in reverse? match the distance on the Bathurst 1000? 24 hours of Lemans by pedal? Use Indianapolis as a giant velodrome? scenic pedal around the Monaco circuit?) could be fun and a good drawcard
WTF, I set up a ride for my gal hoping she was going to get a 19.4 mile ride with the lead in. She ended riding 15.2 miles with the lead in. What gives?
I selected the route which was 12.9 miles, but I got to 14 miles and was yet at the end. The ride had many choices along the way. Did I get off course? How do you stay on course?