UPDATE May 30, 2024: Zwift has updated the map shown when viewing your activities at zwift.com/feed, so you can see the new roads that will be added with “The Grade” expansion releasing mid-June.
Here’s an animation to show the differences between the current live map and the new one releasing soon. Along with new roads it looks like we get new start pens at the base of The Grade, a new lake near the Epic KOM, and… less snow on the Epic KOM. Global warming?
Zwift also shared this teaser short of “The Grade” on their socials today:
Today Zwift released a teaser image on their social profiles (see Facebook post) that includes lots of details for the Watopia expansion scheduled for June 2024:
The teaser includes partial maps, full names, and distance + elevation for 5 different routes. I’ve overlayed the new routes on the existing Watopia map to show where they’ll be located, and have included a bit of commentary as well. Enjoy!
Oh Hill No
This looks to be the pure FTP test route. The distance of 7.8km indicates that it is circuit, taking you up The Grade KOM segment then back down to loop around and start the route again.
Glyph Heights
This loop begins in the Mayan Jungle, traveling counter-clockwise to the bottom of the Jungle before turning left onto the new road which takes us across to The Grade. Climb up the hairpin portion of Oh Hill No, finish the last bit of the Epic KOM, then descend the Epic’s backside and head back to the Jungle to complete the loop.
Elevation Evaluation
Zwift’s teaser only included around half of this route, but my guess (artfully added in yellow above) is it includes the first 2/3 of the Epic KOM forward, the rest of the coastal road to the LAX roundabout, and the connector road that takes you from that roundabout across to the base of the Epic KOM forward.
My only question is: where is the spawn point?
Peak Performance
The longest of Zwift’s teased routes, Peak Performance begins on the new road the crosses from Oh Hill No to the coastal road. It appears to be a figure 8, but where exactly it goes is anyone’s guess. My guess is that it will loop through downtown Watopia and hit either the Volcano KOM or Hilly KOM.
Coastal Crown Loop
Zwift didn’t give us much to go on, did they? You start on the descent of Oh Hill No, apparently (which seems a bit odd). Based on the length, I bet this turns right at the bottom of Oh Hill No, follows the coastal road toward the Jungle, then turns right again onto the new cross road that takes you back to the Oh Hill No descent.
New Roads
If we combine all the roads in Zwift’s teaser, we can see that the new routes will be mostly using existing roads, with something like 11-14km of new roads being added (highlighted in white below).
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