This page includes basic details for all routes on Zwift’s Paris world. For additional route details, click the corresponding link to be taken to that route’s detail page.
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As the final stage of first-ever Virtual Tour de France, Zwift’s Champs-Élysées route was designed to mimic what may be the most recognizable road in the world: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. While the avenue is known for its theaters, cafés, luxury shops, and annual Bastille Day parade, it’s best-known among cyclists as the finish of the Tour de France!
Route Basics
Length: 6.6 km (4.1 miles)
Elevation: 39 m (128‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 130 XP
As the final stage of first-ever Virtual Tour de France, Zwift’s Champs-Élysées route was designed to mimic what may be the most recognizable road in the world: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. While the avenue is known for its theaters, cafés, luxury shops, and annual Bastille Day parade, it’s best-known among cyclists as the finish of the Tour de France!
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This one is silly, but after all the Rebel Routes we’ve created, we can’t help but love it. Around and around we go, 50 laps of the Arc de Triomphe with a sprint finish!
Some riders have complained of dizziness after lots of fast laps, but in our opinion, the only thing not to like here is that it’s a point-to-point route, meaning it can’t host multi-lap events.
Pro tip: steering definitely shortens the laps, and this could matter a lot in races. Read all about it here >
Route Basics
Length: 20.9 km (13.0 miles)
Elevation: 29 m (95‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 415 XP
This one is silly, but after all the Rebel Routes we’ve created, we can’t help but love it. Around and around we go, 50 laps of the Arc de Triomphe with a sprint finish!
Some riders have complained of dizziness after lots of fast laps, but in our opinion, the only thing not to like here is that it’s a point-to-point route, meaning it can’t host multi-lap events.
Pro tip: steering definitely shortens the laps, and this could matter a lot in races. Read all about it here >
Introduced in the 2026 Paris expansion, Crêpe Escape basically covers the same roads as Paris Toujours, but in a much shorter route. That means a lap of the Champs-Élysées before heading out to Montmartre via the Madeleine road with its Église Sprint.
Route Basics
Length: 16.4 km (10.2 miles)
Elevation: 117 m (384‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 330 XP
Introduced in the 2026 Paris expansion, Crêpe Escape basically covers the same roads as Paris Toujours, but in a much shorter route. That means a lap of the Champs-Élysées before heading out to Montmartre via the Madeleine road with its Église Sprint.
Released in Zwift’s 2026 Paris expansion, this route covers all the new roads in both directions, including two efforts on the Montmartre KOM.
Route Basics
Length: 30.4 km (18.9 miles)
Elevation: 198 m (650‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 610 XP
Released in Zwift’s 2026 Paris expansion, this route covers all the new roads in both directions, including two efforts on the Montmartre KOM.
The most surprising thing about Heart of Montmartre is that it manages to be the longest route in Paris while skipping an entire section of Paris road!
This route traces three figure-8 laps of the Champs-Élysées, then completes three laps combining the Champs-Élysées and the Montmartre KOM via the Monceau Sprint, before finishing one more lap of the figure-8 Champs. (The road down to the Madeleine is entirely skipped.)
Route Basics
Length: 74.5 km (46.3 miles)
Elevation: 500 m (1,640‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1490 XP
The most surprising thing about Heart of Montmartre is that it manages to be the longest route in Paris while skipping an entire section of Paris road!
This route traces three figure-8 laps of the Champs-Élysées, then completes three laps combining the Champs-Élysées and the Montmartre KOM via the Monceau Sprint, before finishing one more lap of the figure-8 Champs. (The road down to the Madeleine is entirely skipped.)
Introduced in the 2026 Paris expansion, La Boucle almost perfectly matches the finishing circuit of the Tour de France (aka “La Grande Boucle”), taking riders up the Champs-Élysées and over Montmartre before returning for an iconic Champs-Élysées finish.
Route Basics
Length: 16 km (9.9 miles)
Elevation: 118 m (387‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 320 XP
Introduced in the 2026 Paris expansion, La Boucle almost perfectly matches the finishing circuit of the Tour de France (aka “La Grande Boucle”), taking riders up the Champs-Élysées and over Montmartre before returning for an iconic Champs-Élysées finish.
The shortest of the new routes added in Zwift’s 2026 Paris expansion, Loop de loop de loop covers all the new Paris roads except for the Montmartre section. It includes three tiny loops within its large loop, hence the name.
Route Basics
Length: 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Elevation: 36 m (118‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 145 XP
The shortest of the new routes added in Zwift’s 2026 Paris expansion, Loop de loop de loop covers all the new Paris roads except for the Montmartre section. It includes three tiny loops within its large loop, hence the name.
Paris’ Lutece Express route is simply the reverse version of the iconic Champs-Élysées route created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a clockwise direction, giving riders a chance to experience a virtual version of the most recognizable avenue in the world: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
While the avenue is known for its theatres, cafés, luxury shops, and annual Bastille Day parade, it’s best-known among cyclists as the finish of the Tour de France race!
Route Basics
Length: 6.6 km (4.1 miles)
Elevation: 39 m (128‘)
Lead-In: 3.6 km (2.2 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 130 XP
Paris’ Lutece Express route is simply the reverse version of the iconic Champs-Élysées route created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a clockwise direction, giving riders a chance to experience a virtual version of the most recognizable avenue in the world: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
While the avenue is known for its theatres, cafés, luxury shops, and annual Bastille Day parade, it’s best-known among cyclists as the finish of the Tour de France race!
Added in Zwift’s July 2026 Paris expansion, this route is tailor-made for Zwift racing, with a flatter start on the front half and back-to-back Montmartre efforts near the finish!
Route Basics
Length: 25.1 km (15.6 miles)
Elevation: 190 m (623‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 505 XP
Added in Zwift’s July 2026 Paris expansion, this route is tailor-made for Zwift racing, with a flatter start on the front half and back-to-back Montmartre efforts near the finish!
More info coming soon…
Route Basics
Length: 11 km (6.8 miles)
Elevation: 79 m (259‘)
Lead-In: 1 km (0.6 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: Run Only
More info coming soon…
As the second-longest route in Zwift’s Paris, Paris Toujours is the analog to Heart of Montmartre. Both routes follow the pattern of “3 laps of Champs followed by 3 extended laps that include Champs+Montmartre”. But while Heart of Montmartre includes the northwestern road to Parc Monceau, Paris Toujours uses the southeastern road that leads to the Madeleine and Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre.
Route Basics
Length: 69.2 km (43.0 miles)
Elevation: 448 m (1,470‘)
Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1385 XP
As the second-longest route in Zwift’s Paris, Paris Toujours is the analog to Heart of Montmartre. Both routes follow the pattern of “3 laps of Champs followed by 3 extended laps that include Champs+Montmartre”. But while Heart of Montmartre includes the northwestern road to Parc Monceau, Paris Toujours uses the southeastern road that leads to the Madeleine and Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre.
More info coming soon…
Route Basics
Length: 5 km (3.1 miles)
Elevation: 34 m (112‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Paris
Restriction: Run Only
More info coming soon…
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I must be honest, I’m pretty underwhelmed by the Paris course. I think it really highlights the weaknesses in Zwift’s graphics. The course looks pretty plain and very samey, which of course isn’t helped by the road profile. If the graphics were much higher fidelity, such as Veloton, it would help, but the cartoon-nature of Zwift and the low polygon density makes it very meh. Where Zwift does work are green, open, meandering routes such as Titans Grove, and I’m a real fan of the new France routes. I’m sure Paris will make a great racing course but I can’t see the appeal at all to have it as part of the course rotation.
I’ll probably only ride it twice to get the badges. Not much appeal in a short lap to me, but I can see how racers will like it.
yep. By the standards of year 2020, the graphics are just not up to snuff.
I wish the folks at Zwift would learn the definition of the word “flat.” The only truly flat route in all the Zwift worlds is Tempus Fugit in Watopia. I had hopes of getting another route suitable for workouts when I heard about Paris. Sadly, over 100 feet of climb in just 4 miles doesn’t get it done. There are already two “worlds” that are pretty much unusable for riders who aren’t interested in heroic climbing (Innsbruck and Yorkshire). Looks like Paris might be the third addition to the list. Very disappointed…
There is not much in the real world that is genuinely “flat”, so it should hardly come as a surprise that the courses which simulate real world locations are not “flat” either. I have never cycled up the Champs-Elysee, but I have walked it a few times, and the description here is pretty much as I remember it being.
Just unpair your smart trainer but keep power connected if you need consistent resistance for efforta but still want to load to Zwift. You can do that mid-ride if you want alternating gradients before/after
Please don’t be offended but I think this comment deserves a HTFU…. Cheers 🙂
Richmond has a ~3 mile section as well that has about 40′ of climbing.
Have you tried setting your Trainer Difficulty slider to zero? Assuming that’s an option for you, it might open up all kinds of new routes for you by eliminating the effect of climbs.
No badge awarded… 😭
I heard this somewhere and just verified that it works. After finishing make a U-turn and ride back through the gate to get the badge.
Do these Paris roads have more rolling resistance than ‘normal’ roads?
If you are on cobbles, then it isn’t a smooth road. Have you ridden on real cobbles?
When will the routes be opened for rotation? I really like anything new on zwift. The bigger the variety, the more interested it keeps me.
August 10th is the date I’m hearing, although that could shift a bit. There may also be community events on these routes before then.
why don’t the sprints have Strava segments?
They’re too short – Strava doesn’t allow us to create them. I believe the cutoff is around 200m…
News of the Physical Route
Looks like not everyone is happy with the existing real-world route either. But the coming redesign should be breathtakingly beautiful. 😀
Guardian: PARIS AGREES TO TURN CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES INTO ‘EXTRAORDINARY GARDEN’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/10/paris-approves-plan-to-turn-champs-elysees-into-extraordinary-garden-anne-hidalgo
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The committee held a public consultation over what should be done with the avenue. The plans include reducing space for vehicles by half, turning roads into pedestrian and green areas, and creating tunnels of trees to improve air quality.
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Hi, sorry if this has been covered before. Newbie here.
I tried the 1week trial and did not see Paris.
I signed up with credit card for first month and still do not see Paris.
I just see Watopia, London, and Yorkshire
Question: How do I see Paris, Innsbruck, New York, etc…?
Watopia is there all the time. The other locations rotate in, 2 per day, so you always see 3. There should be a calendar somewhere on your screen or in a pop-up/drop-down depending on which device you are using.
Friday/Sat is Yorkshire/Innsbruck; Sun/Mon is France/Paris
To ride a world that is not one of the three current ones; start a workout (any workout), select the desired world, select the desired route, start the workout, but end it immediately leaving you to free ride the route. Easy hack, create a custom workout, with just one free ride segment with a duration of 10 seconds so the workout automatically ends and you’re free to ride.
Or just add the route as a favourite in the companion app and ride it normally – it will be available whenever you want in the suggested routes on the homepage
New Paris tarmac (July 2026) + video new route
https://www.reddit.com/r/Zwift/comments/1uendhb/paris_expansion_preview/?tl=nl
What is “toolsetCommonEs.styleToHead()”?
A fun new bug 😂