“Castle to Castle” Route Details (Makuri Islands)
Released in Zwift’s January 2022 update, Castle to Castle draws its name from the two castles you’ll pass along the way – first the castle area in Yumezi, then the imperial palace in the Neokyo’s Castle Park.
Released in Zwift’s January 2022 update, Castle to Castle draws its name from the two castles you’ll pass along the way – first the castle area in Yumezi, then the imperial palace in the Neokyo’s Castle Park.
Route Basics
Length: 22.4 km (13.9 miles)
Elevation: 140m (459‘)
+0.8km (0.5 miles) lead-in with 1m (3‘) elevation
Map: Makuri Islands
ZIMetricsBETA
Rating: 10.9/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
2 W/kg: 43 minutes
3 W/kg: 36 minutes
4 W/kg: 32 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins and ends at a virtual arch near the Neo Arcade
Achievement Badge: 460 XP
Sprint & KQOM Segments |
| Alley Sprint Reverse (0.38km, -1.2%) |
| Castle Park Sprint (0.22km, -0.7%) |
| Tower Sprint (0.32km, 0.4%) |
Strava Segments
Bike Selection
With only one 2.8%, 2.3km climb on this route, aero rules the day. Grab the fastest bike available at your level.
Route Description
We begin in Neokyo, just before the Clifftop Shrine circle. Passing the shrine we go through the tunnel to Yumezi, blinking as we enter the daylight!
A flat run in through the rice paddies brings us to the route’s big climb, up to the castle area then through the market before descending the Castle KOM segment.
Take a breather – the climbing is finished. Now it’s just a flat country road back to the tunnel into Neokyo, where we’ll hit the Alley Sprint Reverse, Castle Sprint Reverse, and Tower Sprint before heading back to the virtual start/finish banner where we began.
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