Mario Kart Worldhas seven main Grand Prix tracks, but there is a secret, eighth track you can unlock through standard gameplay. The infamous Rainbow Road has disappeared from the map, but through your continued exploration, you’ll be able to uncover its secret location.

Longtime fans of the franchise will definitely want to put in the work to find Rainbow Road. One of the most fun tracks in the catalogue, you certainly won’t want to miss it. Thankfully, unlocking it is much easier than older entries in the franchise. To help you reach it faster, we’ve included everything you’ll have to do to shortcut your way over the rainbow.

Shy Guy wins the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart World.

How To Unlock Rainbow Road

To formally unlock the famous Rainbow Road, you’re going to have tocomplete the Grand Prix series.Whilethe CC you complete them on does not matter, you must have completed all Grand Prix cups:

You do not even need to win all the cupsto unlock Rainbow Road. Even if you finish all your races in last place, completing each is enough to count.

Cups won by the player form together to make the Secret Cup during a cutscene in Mario Kart World.

Once you have completed all seven Grand Prix cups, you willunlock a cutscenethat reveals the location and accessibility to the Secret Cup.

As soon as the cutscene finishes, you will be able toplay the Secret Cup inside the Grand Prix menu.

Rosalina flies into Rainbow Road in Mario Kart World.

you may also nowFree Roam on the Rainbow Roadas well! You canaccess it from the Map on the Main Menu.This can be a great way to practice the map while also completing some extra challenges.

The Secret Cup will travel through Acorn Heights to Mario Circuit, then to Peach Stadium before finishing at Rainbow Road.

Rainbow Road is a five-stage coursethat does not repeat or lap in on itself, making it the largest single track in the game. You’ll be up for an entertaining and exciting course the whole trip.