“Kappa Quest” Route Details (Makuri Islands)
Introduced in Zwift’s May 2021 Yumezi launch, Kappa Quest is named after the amphibious yōkai demon/imp found in Japanese folklore. Keep your eyes open – perhaps you’ll see one?
Introduced in Zwift’s May 2021 Yumezi launch, Kappa Quest is named after the amphibious yōkai demon/imp found in Japanese folklore. Keep your eyes open – perhaps you’ll see one?
Route Basics
Length: 9.1 km (5.7 miles)
Elevation: 140m (459‘)
+3.8km (2.4 miles) lead-in with 121m (397‘) elevation
Map: Makuri Islands
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Rating: 9.0/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
2 W/kg: 36 minutes
3 W/kg: 27 minutes
4 W/kg: 24 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins at island spawn point before Fishing Village. Finishes atop the Temple KOM.
Achievement Badge: 180 XP
Sprint & KQOM Segments |
| Temple KOM (2.5km, 3.6%) |
Strava Segments
Bike Selection
A gravel bike will give you the most balanced advantage here. Choose a good climber!
Route Description
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The official route is simply a descent from the giant mythical tree atop the Temple KOM, then a short trip across to the start of the Temple KOM to climb it again.
But we start with a lead-in, since we spawn on the island just before the Fishing Village. Ride over the bridge, through the Village, then turn left onto the dirt and begin your climb. The lead-in ends atop the Temple KOM, so it’s a substantial startup effort!
I just did it and recorded 12.5 from my start
Total length = Route length + Lead-In. So in this case it’s 9 + 3.3 = 12.3k. Depending on your spawning location it could be 100-200m more.
It is not 9k, it is 12,5k! I don’t why there are several routes with wrong distance information 🙁
The lead in is not part of the route. It is 3.3km extra, in this instance …BEFORE the route begins. So, there is no way to avoid it. 😐
Imagine knowing how to use a computer and not being able to read.
fucking stupid lead in
Anyone else run into a bug with this where after the descent on the flat a corner is not taken and you end riding in the sky and off the map?
Yes, I had the same at that point.
Another asinine mixed terrain route. Pick a gravel bike for a race of this route and you have to lay down mega watts just to keep up, and you end up burning yourself out before you get to the dirt where your bike can have an advantage.
@Eric Schlange, do you recommend a gravel bike for races on this course, too? Wondering if a gravel bike can keep up with a bunch of roadbikes descending after a wild start. And once there is a gap, you may never see them again.
I just did it this morning and then some and I didn’t get the badge and it didn’t show in my Zwift Segments. I worked hard at this. So disappointing to not get the badge. I am hoping Zwift and Zwift Segments can correct this. It even counted down my miles to 0 on the banner that shows your route and level progress.