“Two Village Loop” Route Details (Makuri Islands)
Introduced in Zwift’s May 2021 Yumezi launch, Two Village Loop was originally the flattest route on the map. It takes you around the Castle and Village Onsen (hence the name), and along the way you’ll ride some short bits of road that aren’t often ridden via official routes. Enjoy!
Route Basics
Length: 12.8 km (8.0 miles)
Elevation: 88m (289′)
+0.2km (0.1 miles) lead-in
Map: Makuri Islands
ZIMetrics
Rating: 6.2/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
4 W/kg: 18 minutes
3 W/kg: 20 minutes
2 W/kg: 25 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins and ends at the lap arch.
Format: Loop
Ride Achievement Badge: 255 XP
Run Achievement Badge: none
Leaderboard Segments |
| Country Sprint (0.13km, 0%) |
| Village Sprint Reverse (0.15km, 0.8%) |
Strava Segments
Bike Selection
Pick your most aero gravel or road bike, then use your bike’s Crr advantage to ride strategically and drop anyone who made the opposite pick.
Route Description
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Begin at the lap banner and quickly hang a right onto the dirt path which winds through the farmland flats. Wave hello to the farmers, and notice how the houses, tools, and automobiles here are rustic, but functional – everything has a purpose.
Once you’re back on the pavement you can have a go at the Country Sprint, then climb up to Village Onsen for a lap and a half around its outer roads. Many sights to see here!
Then we exit the village and turn onto the dirt road that takes us up through the beautiful Golden Forest. It’s every gravel rider’s dream virtual path!
Next, it’s time to have a go at your second sprint – the Village sprint. Give it all you’ve got, then descend to the start arch and do it all over again.
Great overview Eric !!
Thank you so much for providing these route details. It seems that the Country Sprint Segment is not correctly linked to the Strava Segment ? Or is there no such segment in Strava?
Keep on the great work!
No segment on Strava, single it’s too short for Strava’s taste…
Great job on the Onsen Village Shops and Gardens areas!
Gravel bikes are a terrible option on this course. Far more tarmac than dirt. Source: me, dropped on the flats
I agree. With slightly lower average watts, my Felt AR + 808/Super9 beat my Canyon Grail by about 2 minutes.
After they got rid of Repack Ridge, this is probably visually my favorite route in Zwift (southern coast roads from the crab shack to the tunnel and the Epic bypass rate up there too, but this is probably the tops for me). Seasonally it doesn’t make sense (cherry blossoms at the same time as autumn leaves and fall harvests?), but it just makes me happy to look at. As far as riding goes, so much dirt (but enough tarmac that I don’t want to use my gravel bike) means it’s a lot slower than the other routes, but I just enjoy looking around. Maybe, now that I need to upgrade my gravel bike, it’ll be where I do much of my riding for a while. Dunno.