This page includes basic details for all routes on Zwift’s Watopia world. For additional route details, click the corresponding link to be taken to that route’s detail page.
By far the climbiest of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, this point-to-point route is quite flat… until it hits the base of Alpe du Zwift!
Route Basics
Length: 41.3 km (25.7 miles)
Elevation: 1152 m (3,780‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 825 XP
By far the climbiest of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, this point-to-point route is quite flat… until it hits the base of Alpe du Zwift!
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Beach Island Loop is the first route to use the new Bridge/Islands Bypass – a short stretch of road connecting the JWB Bridge to the 360 Bridge.
This route is a slightly modified version of the event-only Volcano Flat Reverse route, placing riders on a more northerly segment which adds a quick trip through the Italian Villas and a chance for green glory in the forward sprint.
Route Basics
Length: 12.8 km (8.0 miles)
Elevation: 44 m (144‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 255 XP
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Beach Island Loop is the first route to use the new Bridge/Islands Bypass – a short stretch of road connecting the JWB Bridge to the 360 Bridge.
This route is a slightly modified version of the event-only Volcano Flat Reverse route, placing riders on a more northerly segment which adds a quick trip through the Italian Villas and a chance for green glory in the forward sprint.
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Big Foot Hills” takes you on a meandering journey over the lower peaks of Watopia, including Titans Grove in both directions.
This longer route is perfect for a ~2-hour free ride and includes 5 different KOM sections of short to medium length. A nice choice if you want to do some VO2 max hill training!
Route Basics
Length: 67.5 km (41.9 miles)
Elevation: 707 m (2,320‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1340 XP
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Big Foot Hills” takes you on a meandering journey over the lower peaks of Watopia, including Titans Grove in both directions.
This longer route is perfect for a ~2-hour free ride and includes 5 different KOM sections of short to medium length. A nice choice if you want to do some VO2 max hill training!
Watopia’s “Big Loop” was added with the Mayan jungle expansion in late October 2017. It includes the Epic KOM, Mayan jungle roads, and a portion of the Volcano Flat route.
Route Basics
Length: 42.4 km (26.3 miles)
Elevation: 651 m (2,136‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 5+
Achievement Badge: 840 XP
Watopia’s “Big Loop” was added with the Mayan jungle expansion in late October 2017. It includes the Epic KOM, Mayan jungle roads, and a portion of the Volcano Flat route.
As one of the longest of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, “The Big Ring” is a big ring that lets you stay in the big ring. It’s the longest flat route in Watopia!
Route Basics
Length: 48.9 km (30.4 miles)
Elevation: 270 m (886‘)
Lead-In: 2.2 km (1.4 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 977 XP
As one of the longest of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, “The Big Ring” is a big ring that lets you stay in the big ring. It’s the longest flat route in Watopia!
“Bigger Loop” is a modified version of Zwift’s “Big Loop” which basically adds ~11km of flat road to the start of the route. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this route features the new desert roads as well as the Epic KOM, Jungle Circuit, and portions of Volcano flat.
Route Basics
Length: 53.1 km (33.0 miles)
Elevation: 678 m (2,224‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 5+
Achievement Badge: 1060 XP
“Bigger Loop” is a modified version of Zwift’s “Big Loop” which basically adds ~11km of flat road to the start of the route. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this route features the new desert roads as well as the Epic KOM, Jungle Circuit, and portions of Volcano flat.
This route has the toughest lead-in of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, but once you finish the lead-in you can almost say, “It’s all downhill from here…”
Route Basics
Length: 22.6 km (14.0 miles)
Elevation: 232 m (761‘)
Lead-In: 4.9 km (3.0 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 444 XP
This route has the toughest lead-in of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, but once you finish the lead-in you can almost say, “It’s all downhill from here…”
Launched in Zwift’s August 2021 update, this route was created to host Zwift Academy Road 2021‘s “advanced” Baseline and Finish Line rides. It went from event-only to free ridable in Zwift’s December 2021 update.
Route Basics
Length: 27.9 km (17.3 miles)
Elevation: 670 m (2,198‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 600 XP
Launched in Zwift’s August 2021 update, this route was created to host Zwift Academy Road 2021‘s “advanced” Baseline and Finish Line rides. It went from event-only to free ridable in Zwift’s December 2021 update.
One of the longer routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, “Coast Crusher” is the only route covering the new road in both directions, hitting all eight sprint segments.
Route Basics
Length: 34.6 km (21.5 miles)
Elevation: 140 m (459‘)
Lead-In: 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 684 XP
One of the longer routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, “Coast Crusher” is the only route covering the new road in both directions, hitting all eight sprint segments.
Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in March 2020, “Downtown Titans” is the brainchild of Zwifter Shawn McAfee. The thinking behind this route was to cover the newest (Titans Grove) and oldest (Hilly) KOMs in Watopia.
Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
Route Basics
Length: 24.6 km (15.3 miles)
Elevation: 254 m (833‘)
Lead-In: 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 490 XP
Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in March 2020, “Downtown Titans” is the brainchild of Zwifter Shawn McAfee. The thinking behind this route was to cover the newest (Titans Grove) and oldest (Hilly) KOMs in Watopia.
Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Dust In the Wind” covers Titans Grove twice, as well as Fuego Flats, part of Ocean Boulevard, and a Mayan Jungle out and back.
Along the way you’ll encounter a fair amount of virtual dirt/gravel road, so you might consider swapping to a gravel bike so you can move to the front of the pack and make everyone else eat your dust!
Route Basics
Length: 52.1 km (32.4 miles)
Elevation: 529 m (1,736‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 6+
Achievement Badge: 1080 XP
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Dust In the Wind” covers Titans Grove twice, as well as Fuego Flats, part of Ocean Boulevard, and a Mayan Jungle out and back.
Along the way you’ll encounter a fair amount of virtual dirt/gravel road, so you might consider swapping to a gravel bike so you can move to the front of the pack and make everyone else eat your dust!
Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in February 2020, “Eastern Eight” covers the easternmost roads of Watopia (Fuego Flats, Titans Grove, and most of Ocean Boulevard) in both directions.
Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
Route Basics
Length: 51.7 km (32.1 miles)
Elevation: 413 m (1,355‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1345 XP
Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in February 2020, “Eastern Eight” covers the easternmost roads of Watopia (Fuego Flats, Titans Grove, and most of Ocean Boulevard) in both directions.
Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
Watopia’s “Figure 8” route covers the entire hilly and flat routes in both directions. If you’re looking for a ride around an hour long that includes some short climbs and a nice mix of flats and rollers, this is a solid choice.
This route is popular with racers since its nice mix of punchy climbs, flats, and rollers keep the race interesting and allow for strategic attacks from a variety of riders.
Route Basics
Length: 29.8 km (18.5 miles)
Elevation: 234 m (768‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 580 XP
Watopia’s “Figure 8” route covers the entire hilly and flat routes in both directions. If you’re looking for a ride around an hour long that includes some short climbs and a nice mix of flats and rollers, this is a solid choice.
This route is popular with racers since its nice mix of punchy climbs, flats, and rollers keep the race interesting and allow for strategic attacks from a variety of riders.
Route Basics
Length: 10.3 km (6.4 miles)
Elevation: 54 m (177‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 200 XP
When it was released in March 2018, the “Four Horsemen” covered all of Watopia’s timed climbs: the original Hilly KOM, Volcano KOM, Epic KOM, and Alpe du Zwift. Along the way it also covered (nearly) every bit of Watopian road.
The Fuego Flats and Titans Grove extensions were released after this route launched, so Four Horsemen is no longer a nearly complete tour of Watopia.
Route Basics
Length: 89.3 km (55.5 miles)
Elevation: 2112 m (6,929‘)
Lead-In: 0.6 km (0.4 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 6+
Achievement Badge: 1780 XP
When it was released in March 2018, the “Four Horsemen” covered all of Watopia’s timed climbs: the original Hilly KOM, Volcano KOM, Epic KOM, and Alpe du Zwift. Along the way it also covered (nearly) every bit of Watopian road.
The Fuego Flats and Titans Grove extensions were released after this route launched, so Four Horsemen is no longer a nearly complete tour of Watopia.
Sort of the “desert version” of Temple Trek, this is one of the shorter routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 coastal road expansion. It’s a very flat route, beginning at the desert arch in Fuego Flats and takes you partway down the new coastal road.
Route Basics
Length: 15.9 km (9.9 miles)
Elevation: 46 m (151‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 308 XP
Sort of the “desert version” of Temple Trek, this is one of the shorter routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 coastal road expansion. It’s a very flat route, beginning at the desert arch in Fuego Flats and takes you partway down the new coastal road.
As the very first route on the Zwift’s Watopia island, “Hilly Route” is still a favorite among racers. It includes timed KOM climbs and sprints in both the forward and reverse directions.
Route Basics
Length: 9.1 km (5.7 miles)
Elevation: 100 m (328‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 180 XP
As the very first route on the Zwift’s Watopia island, “Hilly Route” is still a favorite among racers. It includes timed KOM climbs and sprints in both the forward and reverse directions.
Watopia’s “Jungle Circuit” was added with the Mayan jungle expansion in late October 2017. This is a lollipop route, meaning you start with a lead-in then remain on the circuit portion until your legs fall off.
Route Basics
Length: 7.9 km (4.9 miles)
Elevation: 79 m (259‘)
Lead-In: 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 5+
Achievement Badge: 260 XP
Watopia’s “Jungle Circuit” was added with the Mayan jungle expansion in late October 2017. This is a lollipop route, meaning you start with a lead-in then remain on the circuit portion until your legs fall off.
Launched in Zwift’s August 2021 update, this route was created to host Zwift Academy Road 2021‘s “standard” Baseline and Finish Line rides. It went from event-only to free ridable in Zwift’s December 2021 update.
Route Basics
Length: 24.5 km (15.2 miles)
Elevation: 321 m (1,053‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 490 XP
Launched in Zwift’s August 2021 update, this route was created to host Zwift Academy Road 2021‘s “standard” Baseline and Finish Line rides. It went from event-only to free ridable in Zwift’s December 2021 update.
Watopia’s “Mega Pretzel” was released with Zwift’s February 1, 2018 update as the longest available route for Zwift’s iconic course. At the time of its release it covered every segment of the course except the radio tower climb, and in fact covered nearly all segments in both directions. The Alpe du Zwift climb is notably absent from this route since the Alpe was released after the route was created.
Route Basics
Length: 107 km (66.5 miles)
Elevation: 1642 m (5,387‘)
Lead-In: 3.7 km (2.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 5+
Achievement Badge: 2140 XP
Watopia’s “Mega Pretzel” was released with Zwift’s February 1, 2018 update as the longest available route for Zwift’s iconic course. At the time of its release it covered every segment of the course except the radio tower climb, and in fact covered nearly all segments in both directions. The Alpe du Zwift climb is notably absent from this route since the Alpe was released after the route was created.
This route is simply a loop up to the radio tower, then back through the Italian Villas and the Esses to the downtown finish line. This was the “main” route created to showcase the Epic KOM when it was released in March 2016 as the largest climb in Zwift.
Route Basics
Length: 29.5 km (18.3 miles)
Elevation: 682 m (2,238‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 580 XP
This route is simply a loop up to the radio tower, then back through the Italian Villas and the Esses to the downtown finish line. This was the “main” route created to showcase the Epic KOM when it was released in March 2016 as the largest climb in Zwift.
The “Mountain 8” route on Watopia similar in distance to “Figure 8“, but with substantially more climbing since it takes you over the reverse Epic KOM and up the radio tower climb. The strongest riders can complete this route in under an hour, but mere mortals will need 75 minutes or more.
Route Basics
Length: 32 km (19.9 miles)
Elevation: 677 m (2,221‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 640 XP
The “Mountain 8” route on Watopia similar in distance to “Figure 8“, but with substantially more climbing since it takes you over the reverse Epic KOM and up the radio tower climb. The strongest riders can complete this route in under an hour, but mere mortals will need 75 minutes or more.
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Muir and the Mountain” takes you on a loop which includes the Titans Grove “Watopia Preserve” and the Epic KOM. Fittingly named for John Muir, “Father of National Parks”, this route’s in-game description is an adaptation of Muir’s famous quote: “The mountains are calling, and I must go.”
The route’s length and profile make it a nice choice for an hour-long session which includes a hard climbing effort.
Route Basics
Length: 33.9 km (21.1 miles)
Elevation: 767 m (2,516‘)
Lead-In: 5.2 km (3.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 680 XP
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Muir and the Mountain” takes you on a loop which includes the Titans Grove “Watopia Preserve” and the Epic KOM. Fittingly named for John Muir, “Father of National Parks”, this route’s in-game description is an adaptation of Muir’s famous quote: “The mountains are calling, and I must go.”
The route’s length and profile make it a nice choice for an hour-long session which includes a hard climbing effort.
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop is the first route to use the new Epic KOM Bypass – a twisty, rolling, narrow stretch of cliffside road connecting the lower sections of the Epic KOM and Epic KOM Reverse.
A wonderful choice for anyone seeking a scenic Watopian sightseeing spin, this route should also make for fun racing, as it gives lightweight riders a chance to get away on a short, steep climb halfway through. Heavier, more powerful riders can spend the back half of the loop trying to chase any breakaway down before the finish!
Route Basics
Length: 19 km (11.8 miles)
Elevation: 146 m (479‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 380 XP
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop is the first route to use the new Epic KOM Bypass – a twisty, rolling, narrow stretch of cliffside road connecting the lower sections of the Epic KOM and Epic KOM Reverse.
A wonderful choice for anyone seeking a scenic Watopian sightseeing spin, this route should also make for fun racing, as it gives lightweight riders a chance to get away on a short, steep climb halfway through. Heavier, more powerful riders can spend the back half of the loop trying to chase any breakaway down before the finish!
“Out and Back Again” is a route which is quite flat… until it isn’t. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this oddly-named route isn’t an out and back at all, but rather two loops connected in a figure 8-style course.
This is a popular race route given its length and mostly-flat profile punctuated by two distinct climb sections.
Route Basics
Length: 39.8 km (24.7 miles)
Elevation: 303 m (994‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 840 XP
“Out and Back Again” is a route which is quite flat… until it isn’t. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this oddly-named route isn’t an out and back at all, but rather two loops connected in a figure 8-style course.
This is a popular race route given its length and mostly-flat profile punctuated by two distinct climb sections.
When this route was released it was the longest and most challenging on Zwift, covering all segments in Watopia at least twice. With new roads and routes added since its creation, The Pretzel is no longer the longest or toughest route. But it still packs a punch at 44.8 miles (72.1km) in length with 4,375′ (1333m) of elevation gain.
Route Basics
Length: 72.2 km (44.9 miles)
Elevation: 1333 m (4,373‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 1440 XP
When this route was released it was the longest and most challenging on Zwift, covering all segments in Watopia at least twice. With new roads and routes added since its creation, The Pretzel is no longer the longest or toughest route. But it still packs a punch at 44.8 miles (72.1km) in length with 4,375′ (1333m) of elevation gain.
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Quatch Quest” is by far the most challenging, with more than twice the elevation gain of Muir and the Mountain, the next most mountainous route.
Zwift teases us in the description of this route: “If you keep your eyes open, there’s no telling what you might see.” What are they referring to? We know a large, bluish Yeti has been spotted on Alpe du Zwift. But Sasquatch is an entirely different creature. Perhaps one is hiding in Titans Grove?
Route Basics
Length: 45.9 km (28.5 miles)
Elevation: 1683 m (5,522‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 6+
Achievement Badge: 920 XP
One of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Quatch Quest” is by far the most challenging, with more than twice the elevation gain of Muir and the Mountain, the next most mountainous route.
Zwift teases us in the description of this route: “If you keep your eyes open, there’s no telling what you might see.” What are they referring to? We know a large, bluish Yeti has been spotted on Alpe du Zwift. But Sasquatch is an entirely different creature. Perhaps one is hiding in Titans Grove?
Watopia’s “Road to Ruins” was added with the Mayan jungle expansion in late October 2017. It begins just like the Jungle Circuit, but takes you to the Volcano Flat and back home to the start/finish banner instead of leaving you riding jungle laps.
Route Basics
Length: 29.6 km (18.4 miles)
Elevation: 268 m (879‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 5+
Achievement Badge: 580 XP
Watopia’s “Road to Ruins” was added with the Mayan jungle expansion in late October 2017. It begins just like the Jungle Circuit, but takes you to the Volcano Flat and back home to the start/finish banner instead of leaving you riding jungle laps.
Watopia’s “Road to Sky” route is the shortest route which includes Alpe du Zwift, a massive climb modeled after the iconic Alp d’Huez.
Route Basics
Length: 17.3 km (10.7 miles)
Elevation: 1045 m (3,428‘)
Lead-In: 0.1 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 6+
Achievement Badge: 380 XP
Watopia’s “Road to Sky” route is the shortest route which includes Alpe du Zwift, a massive climb modeled after the iconic Alp d’Huez.
The simplest of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Sand and Sequoias” is aptly named since it includes the Fuego Flats desert plus the rolling road of Titans Grove sequoia forest.
Route Basics
Length: 20.2 km (12.6 miles)
Elevation: 146 m (479‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 400 XP
The simplest of five routes rolled out with Zwift’s Titans Grove expansion, “Sand and Sequoias” is aptly named since it includes the Fuego Flats desert plus the rolling road of Titans Grove sequoia forest.
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Serpentine 8 is the first route to use the new Mayan Bridge road – a twisty stretch of dirt/stone/wood road crossing the jungle waters and bisecting the Mayan Jungle Circuit. This is a figure 8 route in terms of road layout, but it is ridden in such a way as to cover all roads (the Jungle Circuit and Mayan Bridge) in both directions. It also features a substantial lead-in which includes your first trip over the bridge.
Route Basics
Length: 19.2 km (11.9 miles)
Elevation: 199 m (653‘)
Lead-In: 7.3 km (4.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 385 XP
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Serpentine 8 is the first route to use the new Mayan Bridge road – a twisty stretch of dirt/stone/wood road crossing the jungle waters and bisecting the Mayan Jungle Circuit. This is a figure 8 route in terms of road layout, but it is ridden in such a way as to cover all roads (the Jungle Circuit and Mayan Bridge) in both directions. It also features a substantial lead-in which includes your first trip over the bridge.
This is one of the more difficult routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 coastal road expansion… a much spicier version of the Sugar Cookie. “Shorelines and Summits” begins near the Jungle start pens, then takes you on a loop along the coastline and up the Epic KOM, including the Radio Tower climb!
Route Basics
Length: 46 km (28.6 miles)
Elevation: 750 m (2,461‘)
Lead-In: 4 km (2.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 924 XP
This is one of the more difficult routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 coastal road expansion… a much spicier version of the Sugar Cookie. “Shorelines and Summits” begins near the Jungle start pens, then takes you on a loop along the coastline and up the Epic KOM, including the Radio Tower climb!
One of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, this loop is the sweeter, shorter sister to Shorelines and Summits.
Route Basics
Length: 33.6 km (20.9 miles)
Elevation: 250 m (820‘)
Lead-In: 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 660 XP
One of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, this loop is the sweeter, shorter sister to Shorelines and Summits.
Looking for an easy route badge? The shortest of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, Temple Trek is also the most downhill route in game. It begins with a descent through the Jungle, then levels off for the second half.
Route Basics
Length: 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Elevation: 25 m (82‘)
Lead-In: 3.9 km (2.4 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 10+
Achievement Badge: 128 XP
Looking for an easy route badge? The shortest of the eight routes released with Zwift’s October 2023 southern coast expansion, Temple Trek is also the most downhill route in game. It begins with a descent through the Jungle, then levels off for the second half.
“Tempus Fugit” is Latin for “time flees (or flies)”, and this is certainly a flat, fast route. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, it is designed as an out and back TT race course, with the lead-in from the desert start pens making the course come in right around 20km in length for one lap.
Route Basics
Length: 17.3 km (10.7 miles)
Elevation: 16 m (52‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 380 XP
“Tempus Fugit” is Latin for “time flees (or flies)”, and this is certainly a flat, fast route. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, it is designed as an out and back TT race course, with the lead-in from the desert start pens making the course come in right around 20km in length for one lap.
The “Three Sisters” route covers Watopia’s three oldest climbs (Hilly KOM, Epic KOM, and Volcano KOM) in a forward direction. While not as punishing as The Pretzel and some of Watopia’s toughest routes, it’ll still put you in the hurt locker with almost 3000′ of climbing!
Route Basics
Length: 47.8 km (29.7 miles)
Elevation: 879 m (2,884‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 950 XP
The “Three Sisters” route covers Watopia’s three oldest climbs (Hilly KOM, Epic KOM, and Volcano KOM) in a forward direction. While not as punishing as The Pretzel and some of Watopia’s toughest routes, it’ll still put you in the hurt locker with almost 3000′ of climbing!
Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in February 2020, “Three Little Sisters” was suggested by Zwifter Gene Kruger. He named it in homage to Zwift’s official “Three Sisters” route which takes us over the Hilly, Volcano, and Epic KOMs. Three Little Sisters, in contrast, takes us over the Hilly, Titans Grove, and Volcano KOMs – in that order. Each new climb is longer than the one before, and we take the shortest possible route to get from climb to climb. Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
Route Basics
Length: 37.7 km (23.4 miles)
Elevation: 401 m (1,316‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 755 XP
Originally published as a Rebel Route by Zwift Insider in February 2020, “Three Little Sisters” was suggested by Zwifter Gene Kruger. He named it in homage to Zwift’s official “Three Sisters” route which takes us over the Hilly, Volcano, and Epic KOMs. Three Little Sisters, in contrast, takes us over the Hilly, Titans Grove, and Volcano KOMs – in that order. Each new climb is longer than the one before, and we take the shortest possible route to get from climb to climb. Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
“Tick Tock” is a clockwise loop covering Fuego Flats and portions of the Ocean Boulevard tube. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this route is flatter than Watopia Flat or Volcano Flat, with the only pitchy bits being in and out of Fuego Flats, and in and out of the ocean tunnel.
Route Basics
Length: 16.8 km (10.4 miles)
Elevation: 44 m (144‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 388 XP
“Tick Tock” is a clockwise loop covering Fuego Flats and portions of the Ocean Boulevard tube. Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this route is flatter than Watopia Flat or Volcano Flat, with the only pitchy bits being in and out of Fuego Flats, and in and out of the ocean tunnel.
Watopia’s “Tour of Fire and Ice” begins in the lava and ends in freezing snow above the treeline. It’s a tour of Watopian extremes!
The route begins at the Volcano banner, then takes you to where the Road to Sky route begins. Therefore, this route is basically Road to Sky with ~7 miles and a few hundred feet of climbing added.
Route Basics
Length: 25.5 km (15.8 miles)
Elevation: 1161 m (3,809‘)
Lead-In: 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 6+
Achievement Badge: 500 XP
Watopia’s “Tour of Fire and Ice” begins in the lava and ends in freezing snow above the treeline. It’s a tour of Watopian extremes!
The route begins at the Volcano banner, then takes you to where the Road to Sky route begins. Therefore, this route is basically Road to Sky with ~7 miles and a few hundred feet of climbing added.
Originally published as Zwift Insider’s first Rebel Route in April 2019, “Triple Flat Loops” covers all three of Watopia’s “flat” routes, including Fuego Flats’ Tick Tock, Volcano Flat, and of course the classic Flat route.
Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
Route Basics
Length: 33.9 km (21.1 miles)
Elevation: 134 m (440‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 680 XP
Originally published as Zwift Insider’s first Rebel Route in April 2019, “Triple Flat Loops” covers all three of Watopia’s “flat” routes, including Fuego Flats’ Tick Tock, Volcano Flat, and of course the classic Flat route.
Zwift’s February 2022 update included this route as an event-only route that awards an achievement badge. The April 2022 update then made this route free ridable.
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Two Bridges Loop is the first route to use the new KOM Bypass – a short stretch of road which connects the Hilly KOM forward with the Hilly KOM reverse approximately halfway up each climb, effectively shortcutting both KOM segments. This route is simply an abbreviated version of the event-only Hilly Route Reverse, since we remove 2.1km of road and 20m of elevation gain by taking the KOM bypass.
Route Basics
Length: 7.1 km (4.4 miles)
Elevation: 73 m (240‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 140 XP
Introduced in Zwift’s December 2020 update, Two Bridges Loop is the first route to use the new KOM Bypass – a short stretch of road which connects the Hilly KOM forward with the Hilly KOM reverse approximately halfway up each climb, effectively shortcutting both KOM segments. This route is simply an abbreviated version of the event-only Hilly Route Reverse, since we remove 2.1km of road and 20m of elevation gain by taking the KOM bypass.
First came The Pretzel at 72km long and 1,333m of elevation. Then the Mega Pretzel arrived, 107km long with 1,642m of elevation. Now there’s a new king of the hill: “The Über Pretzel”.
Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this route covered every bit of tarmac available in Watopia at the time of its release – sometimes in both directions. It is most similar to the Mega Pretzel, but adds the Fuego Flats desert roads, the Radio Tower climb, and an Alpe du Zwift finish. Wow!
Route Basics
Length: 128.3 km (79.7 miles)
Elevation: 2335 m (7,661‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Level 6+
Achievement Badge: 2560 XP
First came The Pretzel at 72km long and 1,333m of elevation. Then the Mega Pretzel arrived, 107km long with 1,642m of elevation. Now there’s a new king of the hill: “The Über Pretzel”.
Released as part of Zwift’s Fuego Flats desert expansion, this route covered every bit of tarmac available in Watopia at the time of its release – sometimes in both directions. It is most similar to the Mega Pretzel, but adds the Fuego Flats desert roads, the Radio Tower climb, and an Alpe du Zwift finish. Wow!
Route Basics
Length: 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
Elevation: 17 m (56‘)
Lead-In: 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 80 XP
Route Basics
Length: 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
Elevation: 17 m (56‘)
Lead-In: 3.4 km (2.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 80 XP
Route Basics
Length: 22.8 km (14.2 miles)
Elevation: 192 m (630‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 460 XP
Watopia’s “Volcano Flat” route is similar to the “Flat Route” except it turns at the Italian Village, bypassing the Esses and taking you around half of the volcano circuit clockwise.
Route Basics
Length: 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Elevation: 46 m (151‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 240 XP
Watopia’s “Volcano Flat” route is similar to the “Flat Route” except it turns at the Italian Village, bypassing the Esses and taking you around half of the volcano circuit clockwise.
Originally created as a “rebel route”, Watopia’s Waistband was launched in game as an event-only route, then became an open route in the December 2022 update. It’s called “Watopia’s Waistband” because it’s a perimeter route that nicely encircles key landmarks in Watopia proper including downtown Watopia, Fuego Flats, the Italian Villas, the Volcano, and the Fishing Village.
Route Basics
Length: 25.5 km (15.8 miles)
Elevation: 95 m (312‘)
Lead-In: 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction:
Achievement Badge: 555 XP
Originally created as a “rebel route”, Watopia’s Waistband was launched in game as an event-only route, then became an open route in the December 2022 update. It’s called “Watopia’s Waistband” because it’s a perimeter route that nicely encircles key landmarks in Watopia proper including downtown Watopia, Fuego Flats, the Italian Villas, the Volcano, and the Fishing Village.
Watopia’s “Whole Lotta Lava” began as an event-only route on Zwift, meaning it was only available for use in events and could not be ridden on a freeride or individual workout. But that changed around May 11, 2019, when Zwift released an update which made this challenging route available in-game.
Route Basics
Length: 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Elevation: 160 m (525‘)
Lead-In: 4.9 km (3.0 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: none
Achievement Badge: 240 XP
Watopia’s “Whole Lotta Lava” began as an event-only route on Zwift, meaning it was only available for use in events and could not be ridden on a freeride or individual workout. But that changed around May 11, 2019, when Zwift released an update which made this challenging route available in-game.
Event-Only Routes
The following routes are only used for events. You cannot choose these routes from your ride screen, but instead must join an event using the route in order to ride it.
Released in Zwift’s December 2021 update, the 2022 Bambino Fondo route was created to host the monthly Zwift Fondo Series 2022. It’s similar in length to the original Bambino Fondo route, but with around 30% less elevation covering a very different set of roads.
Route Basics
Length: 52.3 km (32.5 miles)
Elevation: 400 m (1,312‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Released in Zwift’s December 2021 update, the 2022 Bambino Fondo route was created to host the monthly Zwift Fondo Series 2022. It’s similar in length to the original Bambino Fondo route, but with around 30% less elevation covering a very different set of roads.
Released in Zwift’s December 2021 update, the 2022 Medio Fondo route was created to host the monthly Zwift Fondo Series 2022. It’s similar in length and elevation to the original Medio Fondo route, but covers lots of new roads along the way.
Route Basics
Length: 77.2 km (48.0 miles)
Elevation: 924 m (3,031‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Released in Zwift’s December 2021 update, the 2022 Medio Fondo route was created to host the monthly Zwift Fondo Series 2022. It’s similar in length and elevation to the original Medio Fondo route, but covers lots of new roads along the way.
Released in Zwift’s December 2021 update, the 2022 Gran Fondo route was created to host the monthly Zwift Fondo Series 2022. It’s very similar in length and elevation to the original Gran Fondo route, but covers lots of new roads and ends on the Epic KOM Reverse instead of Epic KOM Forward.
Route Basics
Length: 94 km (58.4 miles)
Elevation: 1141 m (3,743‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Released in Zwift’s December 2021 update, the 2022 Gran Fondo route was created to host the monthly Zwift Fondo Series 2022. It’s very similar in length and elevation to the original Gran Fondo route, but covers lots of new roads and ends on the Epic KOM Reverse instead of Epic KOM Forward.
The Bambino Fondo is one of three fondo routes Zwift unveiled in January 2019 for its Zwift fondo series. Currently these are event-only routes, meaning they are only available for use in events and cannot be ridden on a freeride or individual workout.
Route Basics
Length: 52.1 km (32.4 miles)
Elevation: 581 m (1,906‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
The Bambino Fondo is one of three fondo routes Zwift unveiled in January 2019 for its Zwift fondo series. Currently these are event-only routes, meaning they are only available for use in events and cannot be ridden on a freeride or individual workout.
The Gran Fondo is the longest of the three fondo routes Zwift unveiled in January 2019 for its Zwift fondo series. These are event-only routes, meaning they are only available for use in events and cannot be ridden on a freeride or individual workout.
Route Basics
Length: 97.2 km (60.4 miles)
Elevation: 1148 m (3,766‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
The Gran Fondo is the longest of the three fondo routes Zwift unveiled in January 2019 for its Zwift fondo series. These are event-only routes, meaning they are only available for use in events and cannot be ridden on a freeride or individual workout.
Introduced for Tour of Watopia 2022, this route covers the upper half of the Jungle Circuit and is one of the few routes in Zwift which offers a route badge while being event-only.
Route Basics
Length: 6.1 km (3.8 miles)
Elevation: 73.5 m (241‘)
Lead-In: 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: 125 XP
Introduced for Tour of Watopia 2022, this route covers the upper half of the Jungle Circuit and is one of the few routes in Zwift which offers a route badge while being event-only.
“The Magnificent 8” route was rolled out with Zwift’s October 29th update, and was used as the route for the Halloween dinosaur costume scavenger hunt. It’s a mostly-flat route, with the only significant climb being the reverse Hilly KOM.
Route Basics
Length: 28.6 km (17.8 miles)
Elevation: 131 m (430‘)
Lead-In: 0.2 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
“The Magnificent 8” route was rolled out with Zwift’s October 29th update, and was used as the route for the Halloween dinosaur costume scavenger hunt. It’s a mostly-flat route, with the only significant climb being the reverse Hilly KOM.
The Medio Fondo is one of three fondo routes Zwift unveiled in January 2019 for its Zwift fondo series. Currently these are event-only routes, meaning they are only available for use in events and cannot be ridden on a freeride or individual workout.
Route Basics
Length: 72.6 km (45.1 miles)
Elevation: 981 m (3,219‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
The Medio Fondo is one of three fondo routes Zwift unveiled in January 2019 for its Zwift fondo series. Currently these are event-only routes, meaning they are only available for use in events and cannot be ridden on a freeride or individual workout.
Watopia’s “Seaside Sprint” began as a Rebel Route in August 2019. Zwift made it an official (albeit event-only) route in its February 2020 update.
At only 6.3km (3.9 miles) this is the shortest Watopia loop which includes a sprint segment, making it perfect for races that include sprint points or for group rides with interval efforts like Sprintapalooza. As a route, this is the smallest loop on Watopia apart from Volcano Circuit and Volcano Circuit CCW.
Route Basics
Length: 6.3 km (3.9 miles)
Elevation: 39 m (128‘)
Lead-In: 3.0 km (1.9 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
Watopia’s “Seaside Sprint” began as a Rebel Route in August 2019. Zwift made it an official (albeit event-only) route in its February 2020 update.
At only 6.3km (3.9 miles) this is the shortest Watopia loop which includes a sprint segment, making it perfect for races that include sprint points or for group rides with interval efforts like Sprintapalooza. As a route, this is the smallest loop on Watopia apart from Volcano Circuit and Volcano Circuit CCW.
Watopia’s “Volcano Climb After Party” is a custom route introduced for stage 4 of January 2019’s Tour de Zwift.
Route Basics
Length: 40 km (24.9 miles)
Elevation: 266 m (873‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
Watopia’s “Volcano Climb After Party” is a custom route introduced for stage 4 of January 2019’s Tour de Zwift.
This event-only route is basically 1.5 laps of the Mountain Route. It begins in downtown Watopia and heads straight to the Epic KOM, including the lovely “bonus climb” to the radio tower. Then we descend down to Watopia, and come up the Epic KOM again, ending at the KOM banner.
Route Basics
Length: 43.3 km (26.9 miles)
Elevation: 1117 m (3,665‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Event Only
Achievement Badge: none
This event-only route is basically 1.5 laps of the Mountain Route. It begins in downtown Watopia and heads straight to the Epic KOM, including the lovely “bonus climb” to the radio tower. Then we descend down to Watopia, and come up the Epic KOM again, ending at the KOM banner.
Run-Only Routes
Route Basics
Length: 11.15 km (6.9 miles)
Elevation: 0 m (‘)
Lead-In: 0.5 km (0.3 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Achievement Badge: 440 XP
Route Basics
Length: 5 km (3.1 miles)
Elevation: 0 m (‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Achievement Badge: 200 XP
Route Basics
Length: 7.95 km (4.9 miles)
Elevation: 0 m (‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Route Basics
Length: 1.92 km (1.2 miles)
Elevation: 11 m (36‘)
Lead-In: 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only, Event Only
“Jon’s Route” is named after the game’s creator/head developer Jon Mayfield, who is an avid runner himself. At 12.5km it is the longest run route available at the time of the September 30, 2018 update.
Route Basics
Length: 12.53 km (7.8 miles)
Elevation: 0 m (‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Achievement Badge: 500 XP
“Jon’s Route” is named after the game’s creator/head developer Jon Mayfield, who is an avid runner himself. At 12.5km it is the longest run route available at the time of the September 30, 2018 update.
Route Basics
Length: 5.27 km (3.3 miles)
Elevation: 47 m (154‘)
Lead-In: 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Route Basics
Length: 0.4 km (0.2 miles)
Elevation: 0 m (‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
This run-only route began life as an event-only route but became an open route in the December 2022 update.
Route Basics
Length: 9.77 km (6.1 miles)
Elevation: 43 m (141‘)
Lead-In: 0.19 km (0.1 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Achievement Badge: 195 XP
This run-only route began life as an event-only route but became an open route in the December 2022 update.
Route Basics
Length: 6.43 km (4.0 miles)
Elevation: 0 m (‘)
Lead-In: 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Map: Watopia
Restriction: Run Only
Achievement Badge: 225 XP
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You can find it at https://zwiftinsider.com/whole-lotta-lava/
Yep, the description is there, but it’s still not listed as one of the Watopia routes, above, either in the events section or the open routes. 🙂
Just added it to the main routes list. Thanks @guest_26933!
Hi – just to let you know that the route details for the Quatch Quest are incorrect. When you descend into the jungle you take a left at the fork and ride over the rope bridge in the reverse direction before tackling the Alpe. Also, I did Dust in the Wind with and withough a cross bike and can confirm that it’s not worth it. The route is too heavily weighted towards tarmac so the benefit in the jungle doesn’t make up for the hadicap the rest of the time. Come to think about it, I don’t think there are… Read more »
Good catch! I’ve updated the description.
So what is the best/shortest way to cover every road in watopia with a single ride now titans grove and MTB route are available?
No idea! Sounds like a fun project though.
Here’s a rebel route that covers all the KOMs: https://zwiftinsider.com/komonster/
Hi…The elevation you have listed for the Big Foot Hills route is incorrect. It lists 2090ft when it is actually more than 2200ft.
The new Road to Sky route, with start at Jungle Pens, needs a Zwift Insider Strava route. These are the only ones I have showing on strava 🙂 Thanks as ever for a great resource about Zwift.
We’ve got one! https://www.strava.com/segments/22280036
This starts basically at the exit of the Jungle Pens, so it works for free rides as well as events.
The link of the Jungle Circuit Reverse is going to the running segment instead of cycling segment.
Fixed. Thanks!
Hi there. The sections all show: ‘Content missing’. Is this a local issue on my notebook or an actual bug on the site?
Never mind. It was still early and i commented too soon 😉
Someone flagged the Road to Sky Strava segment as hazardous.
” This segment has been flagged as hazardous.
We can still show you this segment’s leaderboard because you agreed to our Flagged Segment waiver for this segment. Goals and achievements remain disabled on all hazardous segments.”
How can Strava know my treadmill elevation from my Stryd Live footpod? I also have a treadmill sensor that watches for reflective stickers which was supposed to record elevation and number of steps but all it really recorded was speed and when the stickers all came off I just started using the footpod again.
To get the route badge do I need to “select”the route on the starting screen, or can I just free ride and follow the route and Zwift will recognise I’ve done it?
You need to select the route, and as some routes includes others (like Tour of fire and ice includes road to sky) you will need to ride some stretches twice to collect all the badges.
Since the jungle is now for dirt bikes it would make sense if there was another lead in to the Road to the Sky. Going through the Jungle on a road bike doesn’t make sense any more
Hi Eric, did three sisters today and got the zwift badge but no time in Velo viewer since it started from the pier. Is that correct?
Love the updated treatment as exemplified on the Figure 8 description! Super-useful and economical presentation of info.
Thanks for this information
How many laps on the volcano crit do you need to complete to get a badge?
One lap of Volcano Circuit gets you the route badge. But there are extra credit badges for 5, 10, and 25 laps as well. Gotta do all those laps in one ride to get the badge, though. https://zwiftinsider.com/monica-does-25-laps-of-volcano-circuit/
i recently did the out and back and didnt get my course finisher banner. I ended up with over 41K and i even passed the sprint banner. Not sure i understand where the end is to that route…
Good day!
I really appreciate all the info on Zwift Insider. However, the persistent comment-orb is an issue, especially when zooming in on route maps using a Windows PC. It would be great if you could relocate it to the far right of the screen or make it so that it can disappear. All the best. J. Smith
I miss the power bar, how can I do?
Great informative site! Maybe I missed something but it would be nice to also have an overview of the percentages climbing for all routes.
Very informative … it’s nice to know the “lay of the land.”
This is great.
I prefer to always ride the same bike, so would love to see a percent dirt statistic in order to better judge overall effort for the route.
Thanks Eric for your great work with Zwift Insider! Absolutely love it. I’m a coach from the UK and been setting up a lot of team training sessions in Zwift and using your site to get all the low down. Will get some Zwift Posters asap and am putting links to your site on all my team training peaks plans. Many Thanks and keep up the awesome work!! Cheers Pat
I am missing the old 3D contour map (a lot!). But thank you for your great maps. Ride On !!!
Hey, I don’t find the chart where all the roads are listed and where you can pick one quickly by length , difficulty etc. Thank you!
Not sure if this is a bug or a glitch or a feature but… Yesterday, I rode the Volcano Circuit route and got the badge. After doing six laps of the circuit, I decided to turn around and go the other way and, when I completed that lap, it gave me the Volcano Circuit CCW badge, too. This has me wondering if you can get other route badges in a similar way. Optimistically, I wonder if, so long as you select some route when you start your ride, you also get the badges for any other route that you complete… Read more »
Random question – does anyone know what the land area that Watopia covers is in km² at all?
I am new on Zwift and would like to congratulate you with this well organized and very useful website.
Thanks for the effort you put in this helping guys like me.
Really helpful site. Thanks for putting it together! It makes Zwift much easier to navigate for a nw user.
Que pagina tan espectacular. Great page.
It would be really great if you could add the „fastest frame/ wheel“ combination for each route 🙂
Hi Eric. Looks like the Figure 8 Reverse route has changed again. I just rode it this morning — https://www.strava.com/activities/4162797041 — and was directed to your Figure 8 Reverse v2 segment. Back to the Oct 31 2018 variant I guess? Does the VeloViewer route need updating too?
Thanks for putting the effort into maintaining this fantastic resource. The route maps and schedule are invaluable and I really appreciate the reviews of the various frames and wheels
does Zwift identify what gearing your using 50-34 , 52-36, 53-39 etc as when we do workouts and try sticking to a certain RPM/ wattage one is greater than the other but if change down a gear to match the wattage it then wants us to drop the rpm cause the power is too great if you understand the gist if it
No, Zwift doesn’t know what gearing you’re using. You’re talking about ERG mode – read more about it here: https://zwiftinsider.com/erg-mode-in-zwift/
Whole lotta love seems to be 12.3km long, but i just drove 14,5km without finishing the race. What a problem?
The third event in the upcoming Focus series has the WBR Climbing Series as one of its routes. I found a quick summary of that one using the Search function here on ZI, but it has no detailed description and it’s not linked here. Given its upcoming use, might it be linked here as well? (As I discovered, it’s essentially one and a half laps of the Mountain Route. Not hugely unique as a route, but it’s still useful info for folks who haven’t already checked that one off the bucket list.)
I tried to ride “Out and Back” today, once I got to the Volcano, it just had me re-riding the volcano again and again, about 3 times before I stopped. I made sure I did the full mileage plus the “lead in” but it never took me to the finish of “Out and Back”???? I didn’t think I had to make any turns???
Love the work you put into this. Helps me gauge my power and effort
Happy to help, Bill!
Eric… Simply awesome. The work you do for the community. Very much appreciated.
Anyone feel like the cliffside loop was inspired by California’s Highway 1 south of Monterrey?
Absolutely! First time I rode it I thought, “This feels like Big Sur.” A little less pitchy, but the rock in the road feels like a clue…
Hi Eric,
A little suggestion. I was wondering if you would put the number of KM’s in the title of each route so that I don’t have to click on each drop down menu to see that :0) Cheers.
Please update the Watopia map with the new routes!!!!!!!!
Ocean Lava Cliffside Loop, the map does not show up here. Can someone fix it?
Fixed.
The zwiftinsider strava segment doesn’t seem to match the zwift course. My spawn point was beyond the start, so two laps would be required to post a segment time, but only one lap for the course badge. Or is this just me?
I see that there are some new routes on Watopia (e.g., Serpentine 8) but when I click on them nothing happens. However, when I am in game the route opens and it appears that one can ride the route. I haven’t tried it yet, a little time compressed today. Are the route details going to be added to the Zwift Insider? I like to plan my pain 😉
Fixed!
I’m pretty sure I am not the first one to ask, but I did not find anything…
Did someone already try to find out the optimal route to ride all current Watopia roads in a single ride? This year could be THE year for such an attempt, because I do not see any races until end of summer..
Did you ever figure this out?
No, when the weather got better, I lost focus on that. I might do it in autumn/winter and use https://zwiftinsider.com/watopia-all-the-miles/ as a starting point.
This website sucks. It doesn’t explain to you how to achieve the route. I hate that Zwift keeps giving you the option of going off route when you’ve clearly picked a route before you start your workout. I rode 15 miles for a freaking 7.7 mile circuit that I never completed because it kept sending me in loops around the volcano. I’m absolutely pissed. There’s no clear guidance or instruction as to which way would take you off route or not.
Pick the route and ride it. Zwift will route you correctly in order to finish it.
On rare occasions that might not happen… but it’s been years since that happened to me…
PS: love your positivity 😂
Eric owes you nothing. The rest of us appreciate the immense effort he puts in for no reward to help us all get the best out of Zwift.
Following routes is pretty intuitive. Pick a route. Follow it to the end. The turn options are just there in case you change your mind. If you want to stay on route just ignore them.
what is the most downhill route in zwift
SInce most of the routes in Zwift are circuits, the most downhill route will be the one with the greatest elevation (so Ventop in France or Alpe de Zwift in Watopia). Apart from the Jungle Circuit where you go downhill first, and Richmond where you start on the higher section and drop down before coming back up again, I can’t think of any routes where you go downhill without going up first.
Hello! There seems to be a problem with the route Serpentine 8. I’ve tried it on my phone and laptop, but can’t see the drop down. I really would like to have the info on this route. Thanks.
Fixed!
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