A History of Strava Segments and Zwift
Zwifters created a lot of Strava segments fin Zwift’s first 5 years. Some were logical and accurate, but most were not. Titles sometimes made sense but often confused things further. Keeping track of them all became very intens (sic).
We created numerous Strava segments (all listed below) and labeled them Zwift Insider verified since we took pains to verify the start and end points of these segments to ensure accuracy.
Then in February 2021 Strava shook things up by making all Zwift segments as private, except for Zwift Insider’s! They also removed “Zwift Insider verified” from most of the segment names.
Long-term, it would make more sense for Zwift to handle Strava segments internally. We’ll see how that shakes out, but until then, here’s a complete list of Zwift virtual cycling Strava segments we’ve created.
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Watopia
KOMs:
- Alpe du Zwift
- Epic KOM
- Forward: Epic KOM Forward
- Reverse: Epic KOM Reverse
- Hilly KOM
- Forward: Hilly KOM Forward
- Reverse: Hilly KOM Reverse
- Titans Grove KOM
- Forward: Titans Grove KOM
- Reverse: Titans Grove Reverse KOM
- Volcano KOM
Sprints:
- Forward: Sprint Forward
- Reverse: Sprint Reverse
- Fuego Flats Forward: Fuego Flats Forward Sprint
- Fuego Flats Reverse: Fuego Flats Reverse Sprint
Routes:
- 2022 Bambino Fondo
- 2022 Medio Fondo
- 2022 Gran Fondo
- Bambino Fondo
- Beach Island Loop
- Big Foot Hills
- Big Loop
- Bigger Loop
- Climber’s Gambit
- Dust in the Wind
- Figure 8
- Figure 8 Reverse
- Flat Route
- Four Horsemen
- Forward: Four Horsemen from Banner
- Forward: Four Horsemen (Zwift Insider verified)
- Forward from Gate: Four Horsemen from Start Gate (Zwift Insider verified)
- Gran Fondo
- Forward: Gran Fondo (Zwift Insider verified)
- Hilly
- Forward: Hilly Route Forward 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified)
- Forward from Gate: Hilly Route Forward 1 Lap from Start Gate (Zwift Insider verified)
- Reverse: Hilly Route Reverse 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified)
- Reverse from Gate: Hilly Route Reverse 1 Lap from Start Gate (Zwift Insider verified)
- Jungle Circuit
- Legends and Lava
- The Magnificent 8
- Medio Fondo
- Forward: Medio Fondo (Zwift Insider verified)
- Mega Pretzel
- Mountain
- Mountain 8
- Muir and the Mountain
- Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop
- Out and Back Again
- The Pretzel
- Quatch Quest
- Road to Ruins
- Road to Sky
- Sand and Sequoias
- Seaside Sprint
- Serpentine 8
- Tempus Fugit
- Three Sisters
- Tick Tock
- Tour of Fire and Ice
- Two Bridges Loop
- The Ãœber Pretzel
- Volcano Climb After Party
- Volcano Circuit
- Volcano Circuit CCW
- Volcano Climb
- Volcano Flat
- Watopia’s Waistband
- WBR Climbing Series
- Whole Lotta Lava
Misc:
- Radio Tower Climb (Zwift Insider verified)
- Volcano Descent (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Descent (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Start to Bend 21 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 21 to 20 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 18 to 17 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 16 to 15 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 15 to 14 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 14 to 13 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 13 to 12 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 12 to 11 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 11 to 10 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 10 to 9 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 9 to 8 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 8 to 7 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 7 to 6 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 6 to 5 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 5 to 4 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 4 to 3 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 3 to 2 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 2 to 1 (Zwift Insider verified)
- Alpe du Zwift Bend 1 to Banner (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Reverse w/Radio Tower (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Reverse to Top of Radio Tower (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Forward Descent (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Forward – Up and Down
- Epic KOM Forward from Bypass Intersection
- Epic KOM Forward to Top of Radio Tower (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Forward – Up and Down w/Radio Tower (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Reverse – Up and Over w/Radio Tower (Zwift Insider verified)
- Epic KOM Reverse Descent
- Epic KOM Reverse – Up and Down
- Epic KOM Reverse – Start to Jungle Intersection
- Epic KOM Reverse from Jungle/Bypass Intersection
- Epic KOM Bypass – Eastbound
- Epic KOM Bypass – Westbound
- Epic KOM – Start to Bypass Intersection
- Titans Grove, Northbound (Zwift Insider verified)
- Titans Grove, Southbound (Zwift Insider verified)
- Repack Ridge (Zwift Insider verified)
- Dirty Sorpresa Climb (Zwift Insider verified)
- The Esses (Zwift Insider verified)
- The Esses Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
Rebel Routes
Note: rebel routes are not available on Zwift’s routes menu. They require some manual navigation, but the payoff is a fun exploration ride where you’ll cover a route few Zwifters have ridden before! (Plus, your Strava ranking will be in the tens or hundreds instead of the thousands.) They also have their own Veloviewer Route Hunter leaderboard.
- Downtown Titans
- Eastern Eight
- KOMonster
- The Perimeter
- Petite Douleur
- The Snake
- Spiral Into the Volcano
- Three Little Sisters
- Toutes les Routes
- Triple Flat Loops
Richmond
KOMs:
- Libby Hill: Libby Hill KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- KOM Reverse: KOM Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- 23rd St: 23rd St KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- 23rd St Reverse: 23rd St KOM Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
Sprints:
- Monument Ave: Monument Ave Sprint (Zwift Insider verified)
- Broad St: Broad St Sprint (Zwift Insider verified)
Routes:
- 2015 UCI Worlds Course: 2015 UCI Worlds Course 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified)
- Richmond UCI Reverse
- The Fan Flats
- Cobbled Climbs: Cobbled Climbs 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified)
- Cobbled Climbs Reverse: Cobbled Climbs Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- Libby Hill After Party: Libby Hill After Party
- Richmond Rollercoaster
Misc:
- Finishing Straightaway Reverse
- Governor St Climb
- E Main St Descent
- Libby Hill KOM Descent
- KOM Reverse Descent
London
KOMs:
- Box Hill: Box Hill KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- Fox Hill: Fox Hill KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- Leith Hill: Leith Hill KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- Keith Hill: Keith Hill KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
Sprints:
- The Mall (forward): The Mall Sprint Forward (Zwift Insider verified)
- The Mall (reverse): The Mall Sprint Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
Routes:
- Classique
- Greater London 8
- Greater London Flat
- Greater London Loop
- Greatest London Flat
- Greatest London Loop
- Keith Hill After Party
- Leith Hill After Party
- London Loop
- London 8
- PRL Half: PRL Half Forward (Zwift Insider verified)
- PRL Full: PRL Full Forward (Zwift Insider verified)
- Surrey Hills:
- The London Pretzel
- Triple Loops: Triple Loops 1 Lap Forward (Zwift Insider verified)
Misc:
- Box Hill Climb from Richmond Park side
- Box Hill Descent
- Classique Final 1km
- Fox Hill Descent
- Keith Hill Descent
- Leith Hill Descent
- Leith Hill Full Climb
- Northumberland Ave Climb
- Up Box, Down Fox
- Up Fox, Down Box
- Up Box, Down Fox
- Up Keith, Down Leith
- Up Leith, Down Keith
- Whitehall Rd
Innsbruck
KOMs:
Sprints:
Strava now requires segments to be over a certain length, and thus will not let us create the Innsbruck sprint segments because it says they’re too short. Help us out by chiming in here if you want to see Strava fix this!
Routes:
- 2018 UCI Worlds Course Short Lap
- Achterbahn
- Innsbruck Continentals Hill Climb
- Innsbruck KOM After Party
- Innsbruckring
- Lutscher
- Lutscher CCW
Misc:
- Innsbruck KOM Forward Descent
- Innsbruck KOM Up and Down Forward
- Innsbruck KOM Reverse Descent
- Innsbruck KOM Up and Down Reverse
- Legsnapper
New York City
KOMs:
Sprints:
Strava now requires segments to be over a certain length, and thus will not let us create the NYC sprint segments because it says they’re too short. Help us out by chiming in here if you want to see Strava fix this!
Routes:
- 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships Route
- Astoria Line 8
- Everything Bagel
- Gotham Grind
- Grand Central Circuit
- Knickerbocker
- Lady Liberty
- LaGuardia Loop
- Mighty Metropolitan
- NYC KOM After Party: NYC KOM After Party (Zwift Insider verified)
- Park Perimeter Loop
- Rising Empire
- The 6 Train
- The Highline
Misc:
- East Side Drive Climb
- East Side Sky Loop Climb
- Harlem Hill Climb
- NYC KOM Reverse from Ground Level
- NYC KOM Descent
- NYC KOM Forward Up and Down
- NYC KOM Reverse Descent
- NYC KOM Reverse Up and Down
Yorkshire
KOMs:
Sprints:
- Yorkshire Sprint Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- Strava now requires segments to be over a certain length, and thus will not let us create the a forward sprint segment because they say it’s too short. Help us out by chiming in here if you want to see Strava fix this!
Routes:
- 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit
- 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit (Banner to Banner) (Zwift Insider verified)
- 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit (from Start Pens) (Zwift Insider verified)
- 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit Reverse (Banner to Banner) (Zwift Insider verified)
- 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit Reverse (from Start Pens) (Zwift Insider verified)
- Duchy Estate
- Royal Pump Room 8
- Queen’s Highway
- Tour of Tewit Well
Misc:
- Cornwall Rd Climb to Sprint Banner
- Finishing Straightaway
- Kent Rd Climb to Sprint Banner
- KOM Forward Descent
- KOM Reverse Descent
- KOM Forward Up and Down
- KOM Reverse Up and Down
- Otley Rd Climb
- Pot Bank Climb
- Pot Bank Descent
Bologna
Misc:
Routes:
Crit City
Routes:
France
KOMs
- Aqueduc KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- Aqueduc KOM Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- Mont Ventoux KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- Chalet Reynard KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
- Petit KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
Sprints
- Ballon Sprint (too short for Strava segment)
- Ballon Sprint Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- Pavé Sprint (Zwift Insider verified)
- Pavé Sprint Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- Marina Sprint (Zwift Insider verified)
- Marina Sprint Reverse (too short for Strava segment)
Lead-Ins
Routes:
Misc
Paris
Sprints
- Lutece Sprint (too short for Strava segment)
- Lutece Sprint Reverse (too short for Strava segment)
Routes:
Makuri Islands
Sprints
(All sprints not listed above are too short for a Strava segment)
KOMs
Routes:
- Bridges and Boardwalks
- Castle to Castle
- Chain Chomper
- Country to Coastal
- Countryside Tour
- Farmland Loop
- Fine and Sandy
- Flatland Loop
- Island Hopper
- Island Hopper
- Island Outskirts
- Kappa Quest
- Kappa Quest Reverse
- Makuri 40
- Mech Isle Loop
- Neokyo All-Nighter
- Neokyo Crit Course
- Neon Flats
- Railways and Rooftops
- Rooftop Rendezvous
- Sea to Tree
- Sleepless City
- Spirit Forest
- Sprinter’s Playground
- Suki’s Playground
- Temples and Towers
- Three Village Loop
- Turf N Surf
- Twilight Harbor
- Two Village Loop
- Valley to Mountaintop
- Wandering Flats
Other
- Village Onsen Outer North Road, CW
- Village Onsen Outer North Road, CCW
- Village Onsen Outer South Road, CCW
- Village Onsen Outer South Road, CW
- Country Sprint Arch to Temple KOM Arch
- Country Sprint Arch to Lap Arch – Up and Over
- Lap Arch to Temple KOM Arch
- Lap Arch to Country Sprint Arch – Up and Over
- Farmland Flats CCW
- Farmland Flats CW
- Castle + Temple KOMs
- Up Thru the Golden Forest
- Down Thru the Golden Forest
- Rooftop KOM Reverse
- Festival Harbor Climb CW
- Festival Harbor Climb CCW
- Mech Isle Climb CW
- Mech Isle Climb CCW
- Pain Cavern Climb
- Connector Canyon Climb
Changelog
- 12/22/2022: added a few French segments: Les Intestins – Outbound, Les Instestins – Inbound, and Petit KOM Banner to Chalet Reynard
- 12/1/2022: added all the Urukazi routes and extra Strava segments for various climb
- 10/23/2022: added Innsbruck Continentals Hill Climb
- 9/5/2022: added Rooftop KOM Reverse
- 1/31/2022: added the three 2022 Fondo routes, Twilight Harbor, Castle to Castle, and a route for Royal Pump Room 8 that catches event traffic.
- 12/26/2021: updated Legends and Lava segment to start further down the road, so it encompasses events and free rides. (When Zwift made this a free-rideable route, they placed the spawn point too far down the road from the start pens, which meant the old segment didn’t always match people’s activities.)
- 11/30/2021: added segments for the 9 new Neokyo routes, as well as any new KOM and sprint segments that were long enough to meet Strava’s 300m length requirement.
- 11/2/2021: added some London reverse segments we didn’t realize were missing! London 8 Reverse from Start Pens, London Loop Reverse from Start Pens, Greatest London Loop Reverse from Start Pens, Greatest London Loop Reverse, and Greater London Loop Reverse from Start Pens
- 8/27/2021: added Climber’s Gambit, Legends and Lava, Bologna TT – 2 Laps, Suki’s Playground, and Kappa Quest Reverse segments.
- 8/19/2021: added Two Village Loop and Valley to Mountaintop segments for these new routes released today.
- 7/14/2021: updated Flatland Loop segment to use corrected version (with Castle Sprint) and added Flatland Loop Reverse segment.
- 6/10/2021: re-created a bunch of the bonus Epic KOM segments and WBR Climbing Series because the elevation data in Strava got all funky when the segments were created at high wattages. Cruising at 300W works well, though… albeit a bit slowly…
- 5/20/2021: added all the Makuri Islands routes, plus the KOM segments and a few “other” segments from the Yumezi launch
- 5/10/2021: added Surrey Hills from KOM, The Esses (Zwift Insider verified), The Esses Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- 4/14/2021: added Big Loop (Zwift Insider verified) and Four Horsemen (Zwift Insider verified) – we moved the start lines so they will match for both free rides and events.
- 4/12/2021: added Dirty Sopresa Climb
- 2/15/2021: updated The Uber Pretzel segment to a new ID, now that we moved the start line so it will match for both free rides and events.
- 2/3/2021: Added misc New York segments: East Side Drive Climb, East Side Sky Loop Climb, Harlem Hill Climb, NYC KOM Reverse from Ground Level, NYC KOM Descent, NYC KOM Forward Up and Down, NYC KOM Reverse Descent, NYC KOM Reverse Up and Down
- 2/2/2021: Updated Watopia Figure 8 Reverse segment. Added misc London segments: Northumberland Ave Climb, Box Hill Climb from Richmond Park side, Fox Hill Descent, Up Fox, Down Box, Box Hill Descent, Up Box, Down Fox, Up Leith, Down Keith, Up Keith, Down Leith, Leith Hill Descent, Keith Hill Descent, Leith Hill Full Climb, Whitehall Rd, Classique Final 1km.
- 2/1/2021: added a pile of misc Innsbruck segments: Innsbruckring Reverse, Innsbruck KOM Forward Descent, Innsbruck KOM Up and Down Forward, Innsbruck KOM Reverse Descent, Innsbruck KOM Up and Down Reverse. Added The Ãœber Pretzel from Start Pens. Added misc Yorkshire segments: Otley Rd Climb, KOM Forward Descent, KOM Reverse Descent, KOM Forward Up and Down, KOM Reverse Up and Down, Cornwall Rd Climb to Sprint Banner, Kent Rd Climb to Sprint Banner, Finishing Straightaway, Pot Bank Climb, Pot Bank Descent.
- 1/28/2021: added Libby Hill After Party: Libby Hill After Party, created new segments for Watopia’s Figure 8 Reverse and Volcano Circuit Banner to Banner because they went missing in the Great Strava Cull. Added misc Richmond segments: Finishing Straightaway, Finishing Straightaway Reverse, Governor St Climb, Governor St Descent, E Main St Climb, E Main St Descent, 23rd St KOM Reverse Descent, Libby Hill KOM Descent, KOM Reverse Descent, Sagan’s Winning Move. Created Watopia WBR Climbing Series.
- 1/27/2021: Watopia Epic KOM segments: Epic KOM Reverse w/Radio Tower, Epic KOM Reverse to Top of Radio Tower, Epic KOM Forward Descent, Epic KOM Forward – Up and Down, Epic KOM Forward to Top of Radio Tower, Epic KOM Forward – Up and Over w/Radio Tower, Epic KOM Reverse – Up and Over w/Radio Tower, Epic KOM Reverse Descent, Epic KOM Reverse – Up and Down, Epic KOM Reverse – Start to Jungle Intersection, Epic KOM Bypass – Eastbound, Epic KOM Bypass – Westbound, Epic KOM – Start to Bypass Intersection
- 12/17/2020: added Beach Island Loop (Zwift Insider verified), Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop (Zwift Insider verified), Serpentine 8 Lead-In (Zwift Insider verified), Serpentine 8 (Zwift Insider verified), and Two Bridges Loop (Zwift Insider verified) from today’s Zwift update.
- 9/14/2020: added Tour of Tewit Well (from Start Pens) (Zwift Insider verified) and Leg Snapper (Zwift Insider verified)
- 8/4/20: added segments for three Rebel Routes: Rebel Route: Downtown Titans (Zwift Insider verified), Rebel Route: Petite Douleur (Zwift Insider verified), and Toutes les Routes.
- 7/3/2020: added initial route and KOM/Sprint segments for the new France and Paris maps. Some sprint segments are too short for Strava’s taste, but we listed those anyway just so you know we tried!
- 4/20/2020: added multi-lap segments for Volcano Circuit: 5 Laps: Volcano Circuit, 5 Laps (Zwift Insider verified), 10 Laps: Volcano Circuit, 10 Laps (Zwift Insider verified), 25 Laps: Volcano Circuit, 25 Laps (Zwift Insider verified)
- 4/1/20: added Volcano Climb from Start Pier (Zwift Insider verified)
- 3/11/20: added Whole Lotta Lava: Whole Lotta Lava (Zwift Insider verified)
- 3/3/20: added Rebel Routes: Eastern Eight: Rebel Route: Eastern Eight (Zwift Insider verified) and Three Little Sisters: Rebel Route: Three Little Sisters (Zwift Insider verified). Misc cleanup and fixes of the list.
- 2/21/20: added segment for Seaside Sprint: Seaside Sprint (Zwift Insider verified)
- 2/19/20: added segments for Richmond Rollercoaster: Richmond Rollercoaster Lead-In + Flat Circuit (Zwift Insider verified) and Richmond Rollercoaster Flat Circuit (Zwift Insider verified)
- 2/18/20: added segment for Cobbled Climbs Reverse: Cobbled Climbs Reverse (Zwift Insider verified)
- 2/7/20: added segments from Richmond refresh: Richmond KOM Reverse (Zwift Insider verified), 23rd St KOM Reverse (Zwift Insider verified), and 2015 UCI Worlds Course Reverse (Zwift Insider verified). Updated titles of Richmond’s hilly and flat routes: The Fan Flats 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified), The Fan Flats 1 Lap from Start Banner (Zwift Insider verified), and Cobbled Climbs 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified).
- 12/16/19: updated segment for Dust in the Wind (Zwift Insider verified) now that we know it ends at the desert arch.
- 12/14/19: added new Crit City routes! Downtown Dolphin Downtown Dolphin (Zwift Insider verified) and Bell Lap Bell Lap (Zwift Insider verified)
- 12/9/19: added The Snake – Rebel Route: Rebel Route: The Snake (Zwift Insider verified)
- 12/3/19: updated Jungle Circuit segments to reflect new start points from recent Zwift update. New segments: Jungle Circuit Lead-In (Zwift Insider verified), Jungle Circuit 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified), Jungle Circuit Reverse Lead-In (Zwift Insider verified), and Jungle Circuit Reverse 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified).
- 11/29/19: updated Muir and the Mountain segment to reflect new official start/end point atop Titans Grove KOM. New segment is Muir and the Mountain (Zwift Insider verified).
- 11/14/19: updated Road to Sky to a new version to reflect new spawn point. Removed Royal Pump Room 8 (from Spawn Point), Tour of Tewit Well (from Spawn Point), and Duchy Estate (with Lead In) since spawn points were moved to before the start banner. Added link under Duchy Estate to Start to Sprint Banner Lead In.
- 10/30/19: added The Magnificent 8 forward segment: The Magnificent 8 (Zwift Insider verified)
- 10/2/19: added Repack Ridge (Zwift Insider verified) and updated the segment for Figure 8 Reverse (Zwift Insider verified) because Zwift changed the routing back to what it was originally, prior to the Oct 31 2018 update.
- 9/26/19: updated Big Foot Hills (Zwift Insider verified) and Sand and Sequoias (Zwift Insider verified) to new segments which start and end at the Fuego Flats sprint banner.
- 9/12/19: added 2019 UCI Worlds Harrogate Circuit Reverse (from Start Pens) (Zwift Insider verified)
- 9/11/19: added all the segments for the new Yorkshire map (see full list above).
- 8/30/19: added KOMonster segment KOMonster, version 1 (Zwift Insider verified) and Seaside Sprint Circuit segments Seaside Sprint Circuit (Zwift Insider verified) and Seaside Sprint Circuit CCW (Zwift Insider verified).
- 8/22/19: added Titans Grove, Northbound (Zwift Insider verified) and Titans Grove, Southbound (Zwift Insider verified) to the list of Misc Watopia segments. While these segments don’t cover official routes, this is a nice point-to-point section which makes for a logical segment. These segments begin/end at the Titans Grove sign on the north end, and the final turn sign on the south end.
- 8/2/19: added new routes and KOM segments from the Titans Grove expansion, including Titans Grove KOM (Zwift Insider verified), Titans Grove Reverse KOM (Zwift Insider verified, Big Foot Hills (Zwift Insider verified), Dust in the Wind (Zwift Insider verified), Quatch Quest (Zwift Insider verified), Muir and the Mountain (Zwift Insider verified), Sand and Sequoias (Zwift Insider verified), and Sand and Sequoias Reverse (Zwift Insider verified).
- 7/3/19: moved Watopia’s Waistband from Rebel Routes list to in-game routes list.
- 6/4/19: added Surrey Hills – Start Pen to Fox KOM (Zwift Insider verified) because the actual route used when events are on the “Surrey Hills” route doesn’t match what the animated map shows on the route picker. This segment DOES match it, beginning at the exit of the start pens and ending at the top of Fox Hill.
- 5/28/19: added Knickerbocker Reverse Banner to Banner (Zwift Insider verified)
- 5/21/19: added the full Zwift Fondo routes! Bambino Fondo: Bambino Fondo (Zwift Insider verified), Medio Fondo: Medio Fondo (Zwift Insider verified), and Gran Fondo: Gran Fondo (Zwift Insider verified)
- 5/17/19: added Leith Hill After Party: Leith Hill After Party from Start Banner (Zwift Insider verified)
- 5/13/19: added more Bologna segments: Bologna TT Out and Back (Zwift Insider verified), Bologna TT Flat Only (Zwift Insider verified), and Bologna TT Climb Only (Zwift Insider verified)
- 5/11/19: added segments for the new Bologna course! They include Time Trial Lap: Bologna TT (Zwift Insider verified), Bologna TT Reverse (Zwift Insider verified), and Bologna TT Climb (Zwift Insider verified).
- 5/9/19: added Innsbruck KOM After Party: Innsbruck KOM After Party (Zwift Insider verified), Volcano Descent (Zwift Insider verified), The Perimeter: The Perimeter (Zwift Insider verified), and Spiral Into the Volcano: Spiral Into the Volcano (Zwift Insider verified).
- 5/2/19: added rebel routes Watopia’s Waistband: Watopia’s Waistband (Zwift Insider verified) and Triple Flat Loops: Triple Flat Loops (Zwift Insider verified).
- 4/26/19: fixed Bigger Loop (Zwift Insider verified) segment (which means it has a new segment ID). Added NYC LaGuardia Reverse segments: LaGuardia Loop Reverse (Zwift Insider verified) and Southbound Clockwise Lead-in (Zwift Insider verified).
- 4/23/19: New Watopia routes added thanks to Fuego Flats expansion! Added Fuego Flats Forward Sprint (Zwift Insider verified), Fuego Flats Reverse Sprint (Zwift Insider verified), Bigger Loop (Zwift Insider verified), Tempus Fugit (Zwift Insider verified), Tick Tock (Zwift Insider verified), The Ãœber Pretzel (Zwift Insider verified), and Out and Back Again (Zwift Insider verified). Also added Four Horsemen from Start Gate (Zwift Insider verified).
- 4/22/19: added Four Horsemen (Zwift Insider verified) now that Strava fixed their segment creator tool so we can create long segments!
- 2/11/19: added route detail page and Strava segment links for NYC KOM After Party: NYC KOM After Party (Zwift Insider verified).
- 2/11/19: updated Richmond flat segments. Deleted the old segments (Flat Route 1 Lap and Flat Route 1 Lap from Start Banner) because they didn’t use the sprint banner as the start/end point, which is what Zwift is doing for rides using these routes. Added the new segments, Flat Route 1 Lap (Zwift Insider verified) and Flat Route 1 Lap from Start Banner (Zwift Insider verified). Also created a dedicated page for Richmond Flat and Richmond Hilly.
- 2/6/19: added the new Gotham Grind NYC route, including links to segments for Gotham Grind (Zwift Insider verified), Gotham Grind Reverse Pens to Banner (Zwift Insider verified), and Gotham Grind Reverse Banner to Banner (Zwift Insider verified)
- 1/19/19: added Road to Sky from Start Pier (Zwift Insider verified)
- 1/16/19: added Volcano Circuit Lead-In from Start Banner (Zwift Insider verified) and Volcano Circuit CCW Lead-In from Start Banner (Zwift Insider verified).
- 1/7/19: added Keith Hill After Party from Start Banner (Zwift Insider verified) and Volcano After Party (Zwift Insider verified), both custom routes introduced for Tour de Zwift.
- 1/2/19: added Part 1: Four Horsemen Part 1 – Start Gate to Epic KOM (Zwift Insider verified) and Jungle Circuit Forward from Start Pier (Zwift Insider verified)
- 11/2/18: created new segments for Mighty Metropolitan and Park Perimeter “Pens to Banner” segments in hopes that only rides starting from the NYC pens will pick up these segment, with subsequent laps picking up the banner to banner segments. Created a banner to banner segment for the new Watopia Figure 8 Reverse route as well.
- 10/24/18: added the 11 ride/run routes from the new NYC couse, as well as the KOMs.
- 8/1/18: added route and KOM segments for Innsbruck release
- 5/17/18: added Road to Ruins Forward from Start Pier (Zwift Insider verified)
- 5/15/18: added Figure 8 Forward 1 Lap from Start Pier (Zwift Insider verified)
- 4/10/18: added Tour of Fire and Ice from Start Pier (Zwift Insider verified)
- 4/9/18: added Alpe du Zwift descent segment, plus list of segments between (almost) all of the Alpe bends.
- 4/1/18: added Four Horsemen route segments. We had to break this up into multiple segments due to Strava limitations, so we broke it up into three segments of roughly equal length: Four Horsemen Part 1 – Start to Epic KOM (Zwift Insider verified), Four Horsemen Part 2 – Epic KOM to Alp du Zwift KOM (Zwift Insider verified), Four Horsemen Part 3 – Alpe to Finish (Zwift Insider verified).
- 3/31/18: added Alpe du Zwift (Zwift Insider verified), Road to Sky (Zwift Insider verified) and Tour of Fire and Ice (Zwift Insider verified) segments.
- 2/10/18: updated link to Greatest London Flat forward segment to reflect route change from Zwift in last week’s update.
- 2/3/18: added new Watopia route Mega Pretzel Forward (Zwift Insider verified), plus two segments for the Greatest London Flat route.
- 1/18/18: created new segments for Watopia Epic KOM forward and reverse, since the start lines were changed in the latest update.
- 12/11/17: added Jungle Loop Forward and Jungle Loop Reverse segments.
Now I just need to someone to write some clever code or whatever to update my strava to include only these ones
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you had a file of all of the useful segments in one file and there was a button in strava where you could simply just load the file instead of having to go back and forth…
Search bar and chose segments search ? And remember the name of the segment ? That’s the fastest that I have come up with eg looking for segments from Alpe du Zwift
Looking at this for the first time as I chose a few segments for a challenge. Wow! So much great work went into putting all of these together- thank you!!!
Hi @guest_31674 – enjoy!
That’s a lot of work Eric. Chapeau and thanks.
Eric, Kudos for this. I can only begin to imagine the effort it took to build these. As I progress thru the worlds I have been slowly adding each segment and going thru hell to find buried in sometimes 300+ segments these. I would definitely recommend you pin this into a must read for newbies and those wading into Strava like me. The nyc sprint are super frustrating especially since they are great short sprints. I wish Zwift did a better job on its loop, sprint and kom segment tracking its a pain to collect everything into 1 place and… Read more »
Long Session of Starring segments… Thanks for the consolidated list! I Found a bad link. Astoria Line 8 Pens to Banner (Zwift Insider verified) should point to https://www.strava.com/segments/19277233 as in the Article Page. Also, you still have some Run Routes on here in Watopia even though you have another page for those now. Lastly, do you have a plan to fill in the missing Alpe du Zwift Bend Segments? 😀 @Eric Schlange
Thanks! Fixed!
Thanks for all your hard work maintaining this! I noticed that the changelog link for Jungle Circuit Reverse 1 Lap links to https://www.strava.com/segments/17039346 which is the run version of that segment.
Hi Eric,
Thank you for your great work.
I noticed the volcano climb doesn’t match exactly with the one presented in the game itself.
But like I said, thank you!!
Gr
Tom
Hi Eric, I’m using VeloViewer and have all my completed ZI verified Strava segments on there (having hidden all the other segments which took a while!). On VeloViewer I see that many of the segments are missing the city/state fields. Ideally it would be good if they were all labelled so that when filtering on either of these columns it would make it easier to cross check against your list above which ones I haven’t completed in the various courses. It’s pretty obvious which courses the unlabelled ones belong to (although not necessarily the route) but even so it would… Read more »
This is masterful work. I basically used Zwift the first 2+ years I rode it exclusively for workouts, so I never paid attention to segments. Now I’ve started to race a bit more “seriously” (i.e. I am finishing top 10 in Cat-C!!! Wow! ha!) and it’s interesting to see the segments. I’m in the process of doing all the routes and when I started to check the segments I almost fainted. All of the Zwift Insider Verified are hidden, and there are 4927 useless segments per route that are shown! Lunacy. Do you have all of the official routes, KOMs,… Read more »
Thanks, Rob!
Yes, all the key routes, etc are in Zwift Insider verified segments. See list: https://zwiftinsider.com/verified-zwift-strava-segments/
The only thing missing are a couple of really short sprints, because Strava says they’re too short to make a segment from. I’m trying to convince them otherwise…
Eric, any chance of 5, 10 and 25 lap segments for the Volcano
Circuit in both directions? Especially before Monica’s ride next weekend. Yesterday there were dozens of 25-lap attempts while I was out there.
It’s possible (and common?) to get those badges without spinning the same way all the time, though. I think a lot of people do that for the sake of variety.
It’s a lot of clicks and time, but worth it! Strava looks better now
Eric, Is there anyway to load these segments onto a Wahoo Element Bolt to use while Zwifting? I am new to Strava and the Element Bolt arrived yesterday. Maybe you already have a informative post on this subject? Thanks!
No, because even if the Bolt let you load the segments (which I doubt), it wouldn’t know where you’re at on Zwift’s course, since it works via GPS.
Is there a way to find which courses each segment is on? eg I want to attempt epic KOM, but which route do I need to choose to find it?
I’m seeing a lot of “Zwift Insider Verified” segments that aren’t on the list above. Since anyone can name a segment whatever they like, I just want to make sure the list above is complete before I hide the “fake” ones.
Great work Eric! this has helped me clean up my segments. 1 question though for the epic KOM there are 2 segments?
Epic KOM Forward (Zwift Insider verified)
Epic KOM (Zwift Insider verified)
is the 2nd one a fake?
Epic KOM (Zwift Insider verified) is the legit one – this one: https://www.strava.com/segments/16784833
The other is, unfortunately, a fake!
Cheers and thanks for the quick reply!
Strava should let you make those short segments in France and Paris. They’ve disabled the possibility to make such short segments due to GPS accuracy issues, but we don’t really have any GPS accuracy issue in Zwift…
There’s four Rebel routes missing in the list above.
The link for the Eastern Eight page doesn’t work (but the Strava segment link does). Looks like https://zwiftinsider.com/eastern-eight/ doesn’t exist.
Hey Eric,
Is there a way to suggest new segment ideas?
I personally believe that on M. Ventoux, a segment from Chalet Reynard to the top makes sense. I have a private segment for it, but I cannot track/compare with my friends.
Hi, i have a question. Why there is no segment 19 to 18, 18 to 17 and 17 to 16? I mean AdZ, of course.
Greetings
Those segments are too short, according to Strava.
Can any of the France routes be done in reverse?
Pretty much all the routes have reverse versions – they’re just creatively named.
RGV is the reverse of Douce France
Roule Ma Poule reverse of Casse-Pattes
Tire Bouchon is a reverse of Petit Boucle
The watopia mountain forward segment seems to be off for some reason. I have done the ride numerous times in last week but it does not show as a segment even if i star it from link above
I’m new to Zwift but couldn’t agree more about useless segments (applies IRL too!) and quickly settled on your segments. Many thanks for all the work. Today I rode Dust in the Wind and there seems to be a fake TItans Grove KOM — Strava recorded a forward and reverse going in the same direction! I’ll hide it, not sure if anything else can be done. It’s a real shame people feel the need to do this.
Can you please sort out the sprint segments that are missing? Innsbruck sprint is 300m and someone else had previously set up a segment of that length so it should be possible for that one at least.
Have many of these segments disappeared? Did Tick Tock today and only one segment: fuego flats forward sprint. No tick tock segment.
See https://zwiftinsider.com/strava-segment-shakeup/
Tick Tock segment exists, but is currently flagged as hazardous. Got an email into Strava to get that removed.
Volcano circuit and flat route seems to be missing, at least no pr shown in strava anymore ?
Eric re: those short sprint segments, what is the best possible way to voice the concern to Strava together, I notice they are not updating those sprint segments on ZwiftPower any more as well.
Hi Eric,
Great work on these segments, always use them after a ride!
The Epic KOM/Radio tower combos seem to have the wrong profile though. Avg. grade 1.1%!!! Certainly not so, LOL!
I’m talking about these two:
https://www.strava.com/segments/27129147
https://www.strava.com/segments/27177663
Cheers
We’ve got the Italian Village Sprint rebel route segment… But could we get that in reverse, as well? Thanks for your time & effort!
Hi Eric, I’ve been looking at Routes and Segments, comparing various lists and trying to match what segments appear in what routes. I like a quest and trying to complete each Zwift Insider verified segment 3 times on Strava (for Gold, Silver, Bronze). Anyway I have identified a few of your Strava Segments that don’t appear on your master list above: https://www.strava.com/segments/18389579 (not sure this is yours but seems good) https://www.strava.com/segments/19276848 https://www.strava.com/segments/19596334 https://www.strava.com/segments/19636443 https://www.strava.com/segments/19636460 https://www.strava.com/segments/20981207 https://www.strava.com/segments/20981233 https://www.strava.com/segments/20982371 https://www.strava.com/segments/21573969 https://www.strava.com/segments/21573974 https://www.strava.com/segments/21747962 https://www.strava.com/segments/22219369 https://www.strava.com/segments/23382688 (not sure this is yours – Tester) https://www.strava.com/segments/24393519 https://www.strava.com/segments/24682619 https://www.strava.com/segments/26488049 https://www.strava.com/segments/26774640 https://www.strava.com/segments/26791932 https://www.strava.com/segments/26792130 https://www.strava.com/segments/26974627 https://www.strava.com/segments/27215922 https://www.strava.com/segments/27215934 https://www.strava.com/segments/27215961 https://www.strava.com/segments/27215991… Read more »
The regular Surrey Hills segment does not seem to be correct. The segment starts and ends at the *bottom* of Fox Hill, but the actual route in game starts and ends at the *top* of Fox Hill, at the KOM banner.
Can you share your ride? We can look and maybe see what the problem is.
Here is link:
The link didn’t seem to make it through.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4905339641
Looks like it should match. On a laptop or desktop try clicking on the “Don’t see the segment you’re looking for?” link that is on the bottom right after the segment list and see if it shows up in there and see how much of it matches (ie is green). That might give a hint. You can try editing the activity to change the activity type (to running for example) and then back to virtual ride, that will force a full segment re-matching. If that doesn’t work try contacting strava support.
Thank you for your help. I already know. The route around the volcano was traversed non-standardly.
@Eric Schlange Eric, are you still taking requests for new segments? One I’d like to see is the Lead-In for the New York Highline route – ideally from the pens. It’s over 6 miles long (almost as long as the Highline route itself) and contains two major climbs, so I’d think it would count as a reasonable addition.
Pretty sure he’s given up on it. He doesn’t want to do it anymore, he doesn’t want to be the point person for the entire zwift community asking about segments, which is 100% completely fair! No one should have to be the single person responsible for it. It was thrust upon him when strava decided to cut segments with no warning. Unfortunately he wants to hand the reigns to zwift, you know, the same company that can’t provide more than 30 day or prs for alpe du zwift after how many years? I think zwift handling it is a downgrade… Read more »
So, the fastest guy up Alp Du Zwift on Strava is 8:54 at 51 MPH. That sounds a tad bit impossible.
Hi Eric, your effort is much appreciated. Unless Zwift does not fix the known meetup bug and Strava accepts every data labeled as virtual, all these segments have little value but just escalate emotional discussions.
No kidding! Using Strava for gauging relative performance on Zwift segments is currently beyond useless. The top several or even tens of thousands of performances on every uphill Zwift segment are all due to the meetup/speed bug. Such a dumpster fire on both Zwift and Strava’s part. Not helped by the fact that most users don’t go and delete their bugged speed rides from Strava .
True of real world segments too. Every segment where I ride is polluted with car trips and GPS interpolation errors. The only thing its useful for is measuring yourself against yourself or personal friends that you know aren’t “cheating”.
@Eric Schlange – The Legends and Lava segment is not matching for me. I did the Legends and Lava route on Zwift on 12/19 and got the badge; the segment matched at that time. It is not matching now after the update. Can you please check on this? Here is my Strava ride: Zwift – Legends and Lava + Volcano loop CCW | Virtual Ride | Strava
It’ll match, the problem is the segment was edited after your ride. So you need to re-save your ride (change it to a different activity type, save, then change back and save). Should match then.
Or Crop your activity, removing the last second of your ride. That worked for me.
Cropping worked, thanks! Changing activity type did not work since Strava changes it back to virtual ride
Thanks, let me try that
Hi, there seems to be an issue with the some of the London Reverse from Start Pens, I’ve been ticking off more reverse routes recently, but these (London Loop, Greater Loop, Greatest Loop and London 8) reverser routes don’t seem to pick and looking at the segments themselves they’ve got very few attempts, only 37 attempts for Greatest Loop Reverse. I’m not sure but maybe the segments are starting too deep in the start pens.
@eric Schlange – Sorry should have probably mentioned you in the original post. Could you take a look a this for us?
I note that the Strava Surrey Hills segment is not the same as the Zwift Surrey Hills segment. You may wish to review.
now found (hidden) Surrey Hills from KOM