This detailed poster was created by myself with input from the Zwift community, and it continues to evolve as Zwift expands Watopia. I hope you’ll find it to be a useful reference that looks great hanging in the pain cave!
You are free to download and print the PDF for your personal use. You may also support my efforts by purchasing an affordable full-size 24″x36″ poster print.
This page, and the map itself, continues to be updated as I enhance the map and Zwift updates Watopia.
Change Log
- v2.3, 12/6/2024: added Jarvis Island expansion and various new routes (13 ridable routes, 4 run-only routes), added several KOM segments, re-sorted KOM list by title, modified and added spawn points.
- v2.2, 6/17/2024: added The Grade expansion and associated routes, plus additional routes added in the past several months. Added the Radio Tower KOM, and Level 10+ gates at entrances to southern coast road.
- v2.16, 10/30/23: added southern coast road and 8 new routes, the Climb Portal, and updated Repack Ridge to Repack Rush. Made various small additions including downtown lighthouse, sloth, and Yeti.
- v2.15, 8/29/22: added new routes, updated their distances and elevations to match in-game data. Named the Dirty Sorpresa, created spawn point #12.
- v2.14, 12/29/20: added 4 new routes with bypasses from recent Zwift update.
- v2.13, 11/26/20: updated level requirements for Jungle and Alpe
- v2.12, 1/4/20: minor update. Added May Field, changed Road to Sky spawn point and fixed a couple minor errors.
- v2.11, 10/15/19: a big update! Watopia has expanded! So we zoomed out the entire map in order to fit the new Fuego Flats/Titans Grove area in.
- Added roads and features for Fuego Flats, Titans Grove, and Repack Ridge
- Removed the intersection labels and point-to-point distance table, to declutter the overall layout
- Added Jungle Start Pens (which aren’t operational yet, but should be soon)
- Colored all dirt roads brown, since these roll slower on road tires and riders may wish to plan out their races accordingly
- Labeled Jungle Rope Bridge
- Expanded routes list to include all in-game routes, updated spawn points to reflect what is currently in game
- Reduced overall size of info tables (legend, KOMs, routes)
- Lots of general cleanup and visual tweaks to polish things up nicely
- Switched to full-saturation background, changed text to white
- Added Jarvis the bear, a brontosaurus, and more…
- v2.05, 11/1/18: fixed Volcano Climb elevation
- v2.04, 10/2/18: added run-only paths from Oct 1 2018 update, renamed some areas to match Zwift’s naming, added KOM table, updated the blimp.
- v2.02, 9/11/18: various fixes thanks to feedback from Zwift Riders. Fixed biodome, distance table, level barrier to Jungle. Also corrected and numbered spawn points and added them to routes table so you can see where each route spawns.
- v2.01, 9/10/18: massive update! Added Jungle and Alpe sections. Used Zwift’s background image for increased accuracy and visual appeal. Reformatted routes table to accommodate increasing number of routes. Added additional spawn points. Renamed “Zwift Alps” to “Col du Zwift” for obvious reasons. Rotated the entire map 90 degrees to accommodate all the new roads.
- v1.11, 3/8/17: added Volcano KOM, updated routes and distance tables
- v1.10, 1/27/17: added Volcano Expansion routes, updated routing and distance tables
- v1.02, 5/20/16: updated routes to reflect changes from v1.0.11783 release (“The Pretzel” and “Mountain 8” routes changed substantially).
- v1.01, 5/5/16: Added new Mountain route which arrived with v1.0.11783 release, deleted “Mountain Route” road title. Changed roads leading from Watopia Pier to standard roads since group features are now live. Removed “course map” from main title. Moved version/date to bottom-left re-arranged elements. Standardized font sizes (enlarged smallest fonts). Also made these changes at the request of Zwift HQ: removed Zwift logo, added permission tagline in footer, changed “Carnival & Staging” to “Watopia Pier”, “Mini Jarvis” to “The Biodome” (Jarvis is more than that iconic tree tunnel), added the name of the bridge by The Esses – JWB (there’s actually a plate on the bridge with these initials).
- v1.0, 5/2/16: Added course profiles to routes, added snow/fog area icon, moved/resized elements for better poster layout.
- v0.9, 5/2/16: Upgraded graphics for blimp, hot air balloons, Hank’s, Scotty’s condo and the drive-through university. Enlarged distance points for ease of reading. Added graphics (Zwift logo used by permission and epic KOM ibex). Added text titles for Zwift Alps, Ski Lifts, German Village, Italian Village, and Scotty’s Hillside Condo. Changed bridge tower sizes to reflect game scale where middle is much larger. Changed “Redwood Island” to “Mini Jarvis”. Removed “Observatory Island” title.
- v0.8, 4/28/16: Added snow line on mountain section, elevation signs, incline/decline road overlays (arrows always point downhill), bridge near waterfall, concrete ring around Redwood Island, island west of Redwood Island. Fixed mileage for B-C, changed Epic KOM elevation to match 373m sign nearby. Made various terrain adjustments to better match game terrain and “best guesses” for mountain sections to the south which cannot be seen.
- v0.7, 4/22/16: added bridge at end of Ocean Blvd, marina and docks on and near Ocean Blvd, hillside condo before statues, waterfall on Observatory Island, fixed reverse KOM start location, added building next to radio tower, added route details/diagrams.
- v0.6, 4/14/16: added carnival/group staging pier, distance points, city, and small planes near Spruce Goose.
- v0.5, 4/11/16: added tunnels and covered pass, Hank’s, bridge spires and updated statues
- v0.4, 4/8/16: fixed village location, added bridge indicators, spawn point, named Observatory Island, modified land/water contrast for improved, black and white printing.
- v0.3, 4/7/16: added buildings, changed the sprint banner to checkers for clarity, changed start/finish to orange to match jersey, modified airplane shape to real Spruce Goose.
- v0.2, 3/31/16: added water and land, distance scale, blimp and hot air balloons, underwater tunnel, KOM elevations, airplane.
- v0.1, 3/30/16: first version released
I love maps, and as a Zwift noob was just wishing for this over the weekend. I’ll have to ask Santa for a poster. Cheers!
You also added the climb portal! That should be in the change log, no? The updated map looks great, nice work!
Oh yeah, forgot that. Added!
I would buy a poster, but I’m from Russia…
Make sure you don’t vote for Putin at next election!
Any chance to get a .PNG format, or another lossless graphic format ? Pretty please ?
I linked to the PDF… just click to download.
Great work! Will it be updated to reflect the level 10+ requirement to ride the southern coast road after the Tour of Watopia ends?
Yeah, if/when Zwift actually implements that.
I love these. Just for grins, I’d love to see a link to the first version if that is available on-line somewhere.
Me too!
Ordered! Thanks for making these!
Is it possible to order larger sizes? Would love to get a wall sized version!
You’d have to get that done yourself, using the free PDF.
I’d suggest one small addition that you could offer as an alternative. A second version of the map with a column of check boxes next to each route. Zwifters could track the badge collection right there on the map if they want to and the mod should be fairly easy to add.
cool add idea
Hi Eric. I’m new to Zwift, so apologies if I’ve missed something, but Spawn point 1 is on the map, but there are no routes that show it as the spawn point.
All the ones without a spawn point indicated are at 1 (there’s a little note to the bottom-left of the routes list). Might be time for me to just put spawn point 1 in the list like all the others though.
So there is. Thanks Eric.
Thanks for the update, Eric! Are you working on a map for Makuri or are you waiting until Mt. Fuji was integrated?
Hi Eric, great work on the new map. Is there any chance of maps for the other worlds? It would be great to buy the whole collection.
You aren’t kidding when you say affordable! Thye price $30 is an outstanfding deal for that size of a color poster.
Hi Eric, there is a «Level Required» over the bridge and direction the Mayan Jungle, as before. But it should be one from the other direction as well, I can’t see any? Should be one from Fuego Flats or between the Mayan Jungle and into the Evergreen Coast? Or you have made a back door… 🙂
We haven’t put in the level 10 required gates for the new road yet, since Zwift hasn’t (and it’s possible they may not). The gates you see are the ones that have always been there.
I order a map I was trying to cancel it here’s my order number #1962 could u please cancel it and get back to me that it is thank so much
Great job! Thx for all you do.
Looks totally awesome.
(queue the LEGO Everything is Awesome song)
there are now level gates at both sides of the southern coastal route
Anybody else noticed the starting pens at the very top of Alpe du Zwift ??? WTH ?
Added a while back https://zwiftinsider.com/downhill-start-pens/ but whatever they were planning for them seems to have been shelved.
Thank you for your reply. I guess I missed that article last year about downhill racing. Quite interesting.
This is great, will you be ading the latest new route to this?
Is there a way to get older versions of the maps and maybe get the London/Richmond map?
I, like other love the maps. I will often print out the route I am racing in to help with strategies like when to hammer. Would love an updated with some of the newest routes being around the corner!
Keep us posted!
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*This* is beautiful! Thank you and fine work.
Me personally, just relaxing lately and recovering from some injuries; this map / your article popped up on the morning “notifications” on my laptop. Both brings back memories good and bad ^1 and also some of the new stuff and daydreaming ^2 really pushed me to check out the top left of image (“legend,” where it explains what the little symbols and marks indicate).
ps ^1 season 1 of ZRL : week one?! first team race ever. “Welcome to Cycling, Frentz.” Total fail on my discord / hardware connection (just me, not the Wolverines); I just remember being 105kg and a long, slow grind up Volcano with the stragglers
^2 “Alpe du Zwift” is in Watopia?! .. also .. maybe by Christmas ..
Thank you eric for your fantastic work. I would love to see the previous versions if you still have them somewhere to nicely see the progress.
Hi Eric, thanks for the newest map. Best background picture!!
Will you add the new KOMs in the list as well?
They should make a “Mont Ventopia” somewhere on the map and a road around the coast to the backside of Alpe du Zwift.
More roads in Col du Zwift area whould also be cool, the small town there is nice.
Looks like its time to add the Jarvis update in. Might fit perfectly between Watopia and the orange blimp!
Going to run out of room for the route list soon though…
I have a frame that lets me replace the poster by opening the sides (on hinges). It’s fun to go back and look at how much Watopia has changed over the years. My earliest version is 1.11 from March 2017. My how things have changed : ). Time to add Jarvis…
Great work. Will there be an update for the new map?
When do you think this will be updated with Jarvis?
Great poster for the pain cave and looking to get one for Xmas. When are you updating to include the Jarvis expansion?
Was going to buy one for Christmas but wondered if you’re about to realease the version including Jarvis? Thanks
@Eric Schlange think it would be cool to show a slideshow or animation of how Watopia has changed over the years – people don’t realize just how much has been added!
Thank you, Eric.
I am wondering if you could suggest a possible long route that purposefully had stops at places like the Banjo Cafe, Hank’s Gas Station, Mr Cranks Crab Shack and any other similar landmarks. The purpose would be a group ride that would include relatively long rest stops at these landmarks where people could get coffee and snacks in real life, maybe chat with others in the group for 10 or fifteen minutes and then get back in the saddle to ride to the next stop.
Is there anywhere I can download all pdf versions of the maps, from 0.1 onwards?
Thanks,
Corinne
Beautiful
Hi Eric, just want to say thanks for the downloadable (for free) poster. I live in Mauritius so it’s the only way to get it. It’s now printed & on my wall. I appreciate it and it’s great to know that it’s not always about money! Thanks
I love the map! Thanks for updating it at every occasion! I’m having it set as my Windows background picture. Running Zwift on a dual screen setup, I have Zwift on one screen and the Watopia map on the second. So kind of a Maxi-Map setup. The only thing that is a bit unhandy is that the map provided is in a format that’s not compatible with the typical screen aspect ratio. Thus, on every map release I manually add a little bit of sea and shores on the right of your map, so it fits the correct resolution.
Am I the only one using the map like this? If not… would it be possible to provide future maps in a desktop background/screen resolution format so it can easily be used as maxi map? Thanks, Cheers, and keep up your excellent work!
Hey, is there any pos. to get the London or Richmond Map ? I like to combine the 3 🙂 thx !
Ordered the poster 2 weeks ago and hasn’t shipped yet, fingers crossed it will get here by Christmas. Anyone else who has ordered one know how long it takes?
I ordered on 12/2. Shipped 12/3 and still not here :/ did yours ever arrive?
No. It was expected 12/17 but tracking says it hasn’t moved
Mine was expected 12/9 and still not here. It was close and now no updates since 12/18. Wondering if it’s being driven back to CA. Bummed bc it was a Christmas gift and that may never make it. My husband was going to be so excited to get it :/
We’ve been asking USPS for updates, but unfortunately they can’t give us any. All the bad weather in the midwest seems to be wreaking havoc with their systems, and apparently a bunch of new distribution centers recently came online, and those aren’t operating quite right yet, either. Just in time for holiday shipping!
They keep telling us basically, “the packages aren’t lost, they’re just slowed and sometimes not being scanned when they arrive at new locations…”
Sending a new one out wouldn’t help, of course, because it goes into the same system.
Was supposed to have arrived this past Tuesday and doesn’t appear to be anywhere close to getting here. Eric I emailed you this morning.
I wanted to post an update. Poster would have arrived on 12/23 without my mail hold. So just be prepared that USPS appears to ship these slower than normal mail.
As I continue converting an unused bedroom to a pain cave, the addition of this map to the wall is fantastic! Thanks for making this available, Eric!