Zwift E-CyclingBack to Jarvis Island

Sandra Schuberth

 · 15.11.2024

Jarvis Island is back on Zwift: six new routes can be selected in the e-cycling platform.
Photo: Zwift
For the 10th anniversary of Zwift, there will be a reunion with Jarvis Island, the original virtual adventure world of the e-cycling platform. As part of the expansion of Watopia, 6 routes with a total of almost 160 kilometres are available.

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Jarvis Island was the beta version of the popular adventure world Watopia, which was launched in 2015. As the indoor cycling platform announces, the expansion off the coast of the famous volcanic mountain has a new design. Twitchers of the first hour will still remember the beginnings. Keyword: blue bots or Banjo Man.

The return of the virtual world is being celebrated with great fanfare. Zwift recommends its users to "turn up the game volume and get off the bike for a moment" when approaching the island for the first time. The six new routes are between 8.8 and 52.4 kilometres long. The longest tour, Deca Dash, also offers the most metres of elevation gain.

First Zwift presented the Zwift Camp Baseline at the beginning of the weeka new training programme. It starts on 18 November and runs until 5 January.

Deca Dash

  • Route: Ten laps with inclines and sharp bends
  • Length: 52.4 kilometres
  • Increase: 500 metres altitude
  • Lead In: 4.0 kilometres/17 metres in altitude
  • Effort: 3/5
Zwift Jarvis Island Deca DashPhoto: Screenshot ZwiftZwift Jarvis Island Deca Dash

Wasted 8

  • Route: Eight laps through deserts and with a view of the ocean
  • Length: 30.7 kilometres
  • Increase: 144 vertical metres
  • Lead In: 0 kilometres/0 metres in altitude
  • Effort: 2/5
Zwift Jarvis Island Waisted 8Photo: Screenshot ZwiftZwift Jarvis Island Waisted 8

Loopin' Lava

  • Route: Climb through the volcanic landscape of Watopia
  • Length: 18.3 kilometres
  • Increase: 212 vertical metres
  • Lead In: 4.1 kilometres/16 metres in altitude
  • Effort: 3/5
Loopin LavaPhoto: Screenshot ZwiftLoopin Lava

The Classic

  • Route: Pleasure tour through the old and new Watopia world
  • Length: 8.8 kilometres
  • Increase: 64 vertical metres
  • Lead In: 4.0 km/16 metres in altitude
  • Effort: 2/5
The ClassicPhoto: Screenshot ZwiftThe Classic

Coast to Coast

  • Route: Changing terrain with three sprints and the Jarvis KOM
  • Length: 24.1 kilometres
  • Increase: 164 vertical metres
  • Lead In: 0 kilometres/10 metres in altitude
  • Effort: 2/5
Coast to CoastPhoto: Screenshot ZwiftCoast to Coast

Triple Twist

  • Route: Three loops with two sprint and mountain classifications
  • Length: 24.4 kilometres
  • Increase: 200 metres altitude
  • Lead In: 4.5 kilometres/21 metres in altitude
  • Effort: 3/5
Triple TwistPhoto: Screenshot ZwiftTriple Twist

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