Swift Zwift Tip: Navigation Map Update // Zwift How To

A recent update to the Zwift user experience - A new navigational map for all versions of Zwift. Here's a quick overview of the map and how to select the mode you like.

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[ravingcyclist]

The mini map was very handy during the Academy rides yesterday. We could see the people going off the front, our location in the peloton, and the location of the leader beacon. It helped us keep it together. Haha! Fun vlog finish!

[pete]

Another useful vid Shane, however as a newbie the elevation profile is about as much use as a chocolate fire guard. Considering all our bike computers can offer a colour coded view of the route I find it bizarre that Zwift can't put a colour coded route elevation across the bottom of the screen. PS I have a 42 inch tv and can barely see the elevation coming up.

[SaltehBalleh]

During the Zwift Academy ride this morning Steve Beckett said they'd try to release group workouts in a couple of weeks AND that they're working on exchanging xp / currency for kits/equipment.

Don't care much for the last thing, but group workouts would be great!

[lucagandolfik]

New map is ok, but the % of climb and of DH is too little. Changing color is a good idea and can be used also with DH, but numbers must be bigger always. Not necessarily on map. Why so big the round botton on the left? I think can be better done with different dimension and distribution of all the information on the screen.

[BBouffardD]

How about a screen view where all heads up elements are off. If I am running the companion app let me just have a clean screen of the environment.

[apocreg]

Needs a full live map and also larger text for the grade!

[Cyclingchoice]

I always have difficulty judging the gradient, hope this map makes it easier.

[timgraves]

Shane, I was curious about the map features, so I went and found this old video of yours (funny to call an 11 month old video "old"...I guess internet time works differently than real world time...)

You briefly mention the elevation profile, but you don't mention the little teardrops that hang off the bottom of it, and I cannot for the life of me figure out what they are. Do you know?

I don't have a turbo (yet...it's still summer in NA so I'm riding outside...this winter, however....) so as a runner I see cyclists riding by me a LOT. I've finally figured out what the truck/feather balloons are (see 'power ups' that runners don't get, apparently) but I see arrows pop up to the left of people's names in the "near me" list. Any idea on what those mean?

[patrickbaker]

I really hate the new map I need to see the gradient clearly wish there was an option to change to the old one

[kwc]

Is there anyway of turning it off and getting back to the original way? not sure for having it when some of the turns on the map are not what your doing.

[Fidasaind]

I was riding after it came out and was on the hill after the sprint on Watopia and it was like 3-5% incline. Which was yellow. So in the top right corner of the screen I kept seeing a 3, 4 or 5. It kept making me think it was the fraps fps indicator and I kept wondering why my framerate was so low. Oops :p

[jackj]

Is there a way to toggle between the map views using Apple 4k TV? You mentioned "clicking" to achieve this, but since I'm not using a computer to cast Zwift to my TV I'm not sure how to do this. Thanks!

[sbatt]

Much needed, hill % need to be bigger

[Neill_Clements]

Have you spotted where the road expansions are going? I believe there's a hint somewhere?

[alterntive]

wait -- you can click the map???

/goes off to play :D

[chrishierons]

Can you get an elevation profile? Just as a casual user I would like to know what's coming and how long the climb is.

[Tkdmaster]

Don't spose theres any way to get the old one back? :(

[goldenretriever]

One thing that annoys me is that If I am just doing a ride and then want to join a race or do a workout I have to log off and back on again to get to the screen where you can select the race or workout. Is it just me not knowing what I am doing or is there a way to doo this?

[darrencole]

There are now 46 achievements to unlock, up from 35 pre-update ... I have no idea what any of the new achievements are.

[cenubit]

% is absolutly small! How save activity without exit from zwift?