A new to me route today for the Zwift ride, Makuri Islands Two Village Loop. I created a meetup starting at 11:20 AM. There over 13,000 Zwifters online when I started but I didn’t pass anyone . Strange. Maybe I set it for the meetup view? After riding 17.27 miles there were about 10,500 Zwifters left online. The route description said it was 8.6 miles long so I put the distance at 17.2 miles, 2 laps. I should’ve set it at 16 miles like ZwiftInsider.com showed to avoid being longer than 2 laps. But that’s okay. During the ride I climbed 600 feet which probably would’ve been a little less if I chose 16.0 miles. There wasn’t a lead-in. Some of the roads were from other routes as I could see on the two sprints with my previous times from other rides. The climbs weren’t more than 6% thankfully. My legs are still sore from attic storm prep.

ZwiftInsider.com describes the route: Introduced in Zwift’s May 2021 Yumezi launch, Two Village Loop is actually the flattest route on the map. It takes you to the Castle and Village Onsen. Along the way, you’ll ride some short bits of road that aren’t covered by any other Yumezi route.

I changed the webcam setup for the livestream to the GoPro Hero 10 Black. A bigger view. I listened to Pandora’s Lauren Daigle Radio station during the ride.

I got Strava recognition on every segment. A new route does that.

The route map below is for one lap from ZwiftInsider.com.