“Jarvis Seaside Sprint” Route Details (Watopia)
Launched in September 2025 as an event-only course for the final race of ZRL round 1, Jarvis Seaside Sprint combines a clockwise loop of Jarvis Island with a lap of the Seaside Sprint route… hence the name.
Route Basics
Length: 12.5 km (7.8 miles)
Elevation: 95m (312′)
+2.8km (1.7 miles) lead-in with 36m (118′) elevation
Map: Watopia
ZIMetrics
Rating: 7.9/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
4 W/kg: 23 minutes
3 W/kg: 25 minutes
2 W/kg: 31 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins with a lead-in from the Watopia’s downtown start pens. The official route starts and ends at the JWB Sprint Reverse arch.
Format: Loop
Ride Achievement Badge: 250 XP
Run Achievement Badge: none
Strava Segments
Route Description
This route begins with a 2.8km lead-in from downtown Watopia, with the official route start (and finish) line at the JWB Sprint Reverse banner just after crossing the bridge. So you will climb up from downtown, hold your position through the twisty Esses, then descend to the JWB for a fast sprint to kick off the route proper.
After the starting sprint, you’ll pass over the Italian Villas’ cobbles and descend the Dirty Sorpressa (just as dusty but not nearly as painful in this direction). Cross the land bridge and hang two lefts to begin a Jarvis Island clockwise loop, which takes you through the Jarvis Sprint Reverse followed by the Jarvis KOM Reverse.
Over the top through the ride-through tree, you’ll proceed on the descent past the Banjo Cafe and Queen Mary, then exit Jarvis and turn left to head through the Volcano to start working on the second half of our Seaside Sprint lap.
You’re almost there. Just cross the glass bridge, over the Esses once again, and down into another blazing-fast JWB Sprint Reverse. The arch’s banner is the route finish line!
No (hidden) badge, right? Afraid we can never get em all..
Currently no badge. Word is one may show up when the route becomes free rideable, perhaps…
This also means no double XP upon first time completion of the route, correct?
Correct. That XP bonus is what you get when you earn the badge.
Any idea when we’ll be able to select the route? Would like to run it for sprintapalooza so we can get some reps in, but currently not an option.
It’s being used ZRL in a few weeks, so prob after that?
I’m starting at the beginning of the Sprint, totally skipping the Hilly Loop lead-in. Threw me for a second as Companion also showed it upside down. Ride on!!