“The Double Borough” Route Details (New York)
Released in October 2025 as part of the New York map expansion, “The Double Borough” begins in Central Park, then travels south to cross the East River for a quick turnaround in Brooklyn and a return to Times Square.
Released in October 2025 as part of the New York map expansion, “The Double Borough” begins in Central Park, then travels south to cross the East River for a quick turnaround in Brooklyn and a return to Times Square.
Route Basics
Length: 17.8 km (11.1 miles)
Elevation: 147m (482‘)
+0.1km (0.1 miles) lead-in
Map: New York
ZIMetrics
Rating: 8.8/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
4 W/kg: 26 minutes
3 W/kg: 29 minutes
2 W/kg: 35 minutes
Start & Finish
Events begin in the Central Park start pens, with the route starting at the Central Park lap arch. Events on the second time through the Times Square lap arch.
Format: Point-to-Point
Ride Achievement Badge: 360 XP
Run Achievement Badge: none
Leaderboard Segments |
| Brooklyn Bridge KOM (2km, 1.7%) |
| Manhattan Sprint (0.25km, 1.3%) |
Strava Segments
Route Description
One of the few non-looping routes released in Zwift’s NYC expansion, this route begins in Central Park, travels down to Brooklyn, then returns north, ending in Times Square.
Events begin from the Central Park start pens and turn right, heading south out of The Park and into the first subway. You’ll hit a 5-second Power Segment, then enter an elevated, futuristic version of Times Square on glass roads. You’ll take the road straight through Times Square, wasting no time as you head into the second subway, modeled after City Hall Station with its famous arched brickwork. (There’s also a 10-second Power Segment in this direction.)
Climb out of that subway, and it’s time to cross the East River into Brooklyn! You’ll be taking the Brooklyn Bridge, which hosts a KOM segment in this direction. Hammer that climb, enjoy the graffiti-decorated descent, then quickly turn around to get onto the Manhattan Bridge for a sprint segment and re-crossing of the East River.
You’re on your way back to Times Square now, and just retracing your steps. Back into the City Hall Station subway, with a 10-second Power Segment. Then straight up to Times Square for a finish at the lap arch. Hammertime!
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