Zwift has just been updated with a new a series of Watopian roads based around an active volcanic island. The expansion consists of a loop (4.1km, 2.6 miles) around and through the volcano, with connecting roads to the south (a dirt road at the Italian Village) and east (a new ocean tunnel which can be found just before the final tunnel on your way to the start/finish banner).
As anticipated, the new volcano circuit course is flat and short, making it perfect for criterium-style races.
New Route Details
Three new route options have been added in-game which utilize the new roads. Here are their descriptions:
- Volcano Circuit: immediate u-turn from start, right to new ocean tunnel, left to go around volcano circuit clockwise indefinitely. Route Details >
- Volcano Circuit CCW: immediate u-turn from start, right to new ocean tunnel, right to go around volcano counter-clockwise indefinitely. Route Details >
- Volcano Flat: similar to current Flat Route except you hang a left at the Italian Village and ride around the northern leg of the volcano circuit clockwise then back out through the ocean tunnel and onto the main road and the start/finish banner. Route Details >
Photo Gallery
Here’s a gallery of shots taken on the new routes. (Please excuse the low resolutions, as these were taken on an iPhone since the expansion was released on iOS before it came to Mac/PC.)
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- Stay on the road!
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- Here’s a look at the Volcano Leader’s jersey.
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- Ocean tube to the volcano
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- Volcano Circuit Start/Finish banner inside the mountain
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- Entering the volcano…
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- A new neighborhood has been added to the Italian Village.
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- The volcano has arrived!
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- How long until the road up the mountain is open?
Can’t wait for them to open up the road that goes up around the volcano. Looks like it is blocked off at the switchbacks.
Any plan to update the Watopia route map (PDF file) ? Would be nice. Thanks.
Yep. Worked on it some today in fact.
Eric. You ROCK!!! Thanks for all you do for this blog!
Thanks, Gregg!
Great news i have the maps on the wall they are really helpful
So much about The Volcano KOM. but can not find how to ride it, I t does not show up on my Zwift Route selection may I need a Trick changin the scripts> Please help with any Info
The Volcano KOM route isn’t live yet–but should be within the next week or two!
Any plans to allow a quick view of the workouts available so that it’s easier to plan the next day’s workout rather than having to log in as if I’m getting ready to ride?
http://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/
Thanks for your work. Zwift has made riding in the winter so much better!
Thanks for the improvements! I had sent a separate email a while back, but never heard anything. Would it be possible to make the dashboard portion of the screen capable of resizing/ maximizing? My setup puts my computer just far enough away (and I’m old enough that this matters) that I can’t really read any of the data (time left on a segment, HR, cadence, etc). Also, I like the courses, but much of the time, I’m not paying attention to the virtual world/ road/ riders (maybe I’m watching TV or a movie), but I need the prompts and data to alert me and keep in the zones, etc.
Thanks again for a great app!
Hi Al–I didn’t create Zwift, I just run a blog about it. You’ll need to talk to ZwiftHQ (www.zwift.com).