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 second in our series of Scotland Rebel Routes. (Watch this space, as we are introducing a new one every Monday in May!) The route is called “Outer Scotland”, as it covers Scotland’s outermost roads in a clockwise direction, starting and ending in Glasgow.
About Rebel Routes
“Rebel Routes” are Zwift rides not available on Zwift’s routes list, thus requiring manual navigation.
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 in Glasgow by choosing The Muckle Yin as our route, as this will auto-navigate most of the route for us.
Ride the first bit of the Glasgow Crit circuit, then turn left and head for The Cliffs.
From here we stay left, basically. This keeps us on the main outer loop of Scotland: through The Cliffs, the lab banner, up through Corkscrew Castle and Breakaway Brae, down around the mystical roundabout, then back into Glasgow.
Once we re-enter the city we continue to keep left, finishing our Glasgow Crit Circuit route started at the beginning of the ride. Finish with a sprint to the banner, and you’re done!
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While it looks pretty pitchy, this route doesn’t contain any long climbs or steep sections more than a few seconds long. It can best be described as “rolling”.
Getting Started + Lead-In
The easiest way to get started is to choose The Muckle Yin from your Scotland route options. This will give you a short lead-in to the Champion’s Sprint banner start line.
Turn by Turn
Here are the turns you’ll need to make to successfully complete Outer Scotland after starting from The Muckle Yin’s spawn point. (It’s easy just to remember to stay left, though!):
- Left to Cliffs
- Left to Tower
- Straight (Left) to Tower
- Straight (Left) to Glasgow
- Left to Glasgow
- Left to Glasgow
Route details:
Distance: 11.14km (6.92 miles)
Elevation Gain: 99m (324′)
Strava Segment
Rebel Route Suggestions
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