“Hudson Hustle” Route Details (New York)
Launching with Zwift Games 2026, this route begins and ends in Central Park, taking in portions of the park’s paved and glass roads. There’s also a quick down and back trip to Times Square!
Launching with Zwift Games 2026, this route begins and ends in Central Park, taking in portions of the park’s paved and glass roads. There’s also a quick down and back trip to Times Square!
Route Basics
Length: 20.3 km (12.6 miles)
Elevation: 216m (709′)
+0.1km (0.1 miles) lead-in
Map: New York
ZIMetrics
Rating: 10.7/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
4 W/kg: 31 minutes
3 W/kg: 34 minutes
2 W/kg: 42 minutes
Start & Finish
Starts and ends at Central Park lap banner.
Format: Point-to-Point
Ride Achievement Badge: 405 XP
Run Achievement Badge: none
Leaderboard Segments |
| NY Sprint Reverse (0.23km, 0%) |
Strava Segments
Bike Selection
This route is rolling, and even the climbs stay fairly fast, so aero rules the day. Get the most slippery frame and wheels you can afford!
Route Description
We begin in Central Park, traveling south down through the lap banner before taking two rights to head north toward Harlem Hill. The road is never flat here, so be ready for some short, hard efforts in a race!
Instead of riding up Harlem Hill, you’ll ride down part of it before turning left to climb up the glass roads. This is the longest single climb on this route (although it’s only ~700 meters long). From the top of that climb you’ll make your elevated way across Central Park, then descend to ground level and leave the park to head toward Times Square.
One subway stands between you and Times Square, which means a steep, fast downramp followed by an equally step upramp! Fortunately, Zwift cheats a bit, giving riders a power boost on the upramps, so these barely even count as climbs.
After climbing up from the subway, you’ll ride through Times Square Circuit, then head back to Central Park via another trip through the subway.
When you enter Central Park, you’ll turn left to take on the only leaderboard segment on this entire route: the NY Sprint Reverse. From this point, you’ve only got ~1km left to the finish line!
You’ll need to play this just right in a race, as it’s a punchy little uphill finish. Feathers, Draft Boosts, and Aero Helmets can all be a huge help in the final meters, if timed correctly. Good luck!
When will we hear about Zwift Games 2026?
I’ve got a post coming out February 9th. The Games start Feb 16.
Main thing I wanted was the start date. Thank you.
Last year’s Zwift Games seemed to feature a kicker on every route. The two released don’t seem to feature them.
last year, I was about two months out of physical therapy, on an under desk pedaling device to keep up the work to restore my ankle to normal. I’ve since lost about 30 lbs, upgraded the bike, and ready for kickers.
perpetually in the wrong place at the wrong time. ;-).
I think this is a lie 😂😂
This route is nearly pan-flat, so aero rules the day. Get the most slippery frame and wheels you can afford!
The description has since been changed. I still don’t quite agree, the climb upto the glass roads is quite tough and if you think it’ll be hard to stick to the main bunch I would very much recommend going with a more all round wheelset and not he disc wheels for example. Yes, prioritize aero but I wouldn’t 100% neglect climbing ability tbh.