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Overall I really like having the maps route creation feature. It is much easier to create routes than using Google maps, since it smoothly connects the dots over much longer distances, sticking to roads and paths. Much much quicker to create a route. But there are some glitches …First, the distances are often long by as much as 5% … I don’t know how you are determining those distances, but they never match what I get on my run with my Garmin. Google maps is more accurate in that regard.Second, some of the decisions when connecting the dots are wonky. This is especially true if the option to follow most popular is selected. And since that’s the default, that’s what you get unless you change it. The routes are almost useless in this mode.Check out some of these route decisions:What I expected is marked in green. And I’m su

Hello,I am comparing training plans and looking at the Strava generated plan.  It provides nice detail on the site for the first few weeks but then it just has durations, not distances.  I can tell for sure that the plan is aimed at faster runners or road runners.  I am working on my training calendar and this tool does not help due to these limitations.  Or maybe I am looking in the wrong place? It would also be good to have plans longer than 12 weeks. Thanks!

Strava does not seem to be able to post Backcountry skiing activities-what can be done to fix this?

Hello Community Members,  We are here to let you know what to expect as FATMAP transitions to Strava. FATMAP and Strava joined forces in January 2023 to make outdoor experiences more accessible. Over the next several months, FATMAP's 3D maps and other features will be built into Strava to create the world’s best platform for planning, navigating, and sharing outdoor adventures with the largest global community of active people.As we move towards this joint mission, we will retire the FATMAP app and website on October 1, 2024. Until then, you’ll be able to use all the FATMAP features you currently enjoy. After October 1, several FATMAP features will be available in Strava, and the FATMAP app and website will no longer be available. FATMAP users who wish to transfer their routes or receive copies of their

Can someone at Strava provide an update on when we’ll be able access the 3D backcountry ski mapping capabilities that FATMAP offered through the platform integration? (i.e. slope angle shading and topography details?) This was a critical tool for alpine travel and many are hoping to rely on this for winter activities. 

Could we get an additional privacy setting for clubs?  If would be nice to have the option to have our rides private but being able to select the club of our choice to share our data with. This would be more probably targeted to competitive athletes that does not want to share training information with anyone but their teammates/coaches. 

Being able to go to the previous or next activity when you are on an activity. Rather than having to do "previous page" and click on the next or previous activity.

It seems that the Strava status page has been out of order for quite some time now. Is it under construction, or is a fix on the way..?I don't visit the page often but when I do, I appreciate the status information - to clearly see whether an issue is on my end or whether it's some hiccup on the server. With the lack of Uploads and Dashboard Latency information, it's hard to tell though.Thanks!   

Using anonymisation, could local legends (and segment competitions) be participated in by those with private profiles? Maybe Strava could anonymise local legend winners with private profiles using their initials, rather than giving their full name? Or usernames rather than first and last name.  

Add the option; remove activities/sports I dont use on Galaxy wear OS please.There are too many options to scroll through to find the ones I use

It would be cool to be able to search for ski touring/ back country routes, like you can search hiking and biking routes. I see there are some on there as you can come across them googling, but you can't currently search them in the app

Please make it possible to filter the heatmap by daterange or at least season.

Curently you can report riders from the web interface when they have forgot to tun the computer of after a ride sothat there effort in the car does not affect the segment leader board  my ask/suggestion is to have the same ability from the mobile app. Unfortunately I have alot of segments close to me that are next to a main road and weekly there are new KOM's where people have not turned of the cycling computers.

We should be able to record Saunas 

Does anyone else have trouble with Apple Watch/health app automatically uploading bike rides to Strava? I record my workouts in the fitness app on my watch, which saves workouts to the Activity/Fitness app. This should sync between Strava and Health. The apps are enabled to talk to each other and automatic uploads are enabled as well. All other workouts (ie walk, run) import automatically no problem. With bike rides (“outdoor cycle”), I have to manually hit the import the ride. Pretty annoying!To troubleshoot, I have disconnected the Strava app from Health/Fitness, deleted the app and redownloaded to my phone and watch. Same thing happens though. Any other activity automatically imports to Strava just fine. But with Bike rides, I have to manually go into Strava on my phone and hit "import". Could this be a bug?

HiI tried to subscribe with the android app, but it redirected me to chrome browser which appears to have now created a new strava account (with my subscription) under my gmail address, which is not my longstanding accountI’m trying to refund the subscription (with little success) but I also realise that means I wont be able to get the discount that was offered last week.  what should I do?

It came to my attention recently that Strava has created a blanket restriction on posting any form of hyperlink to their platform without any notification to the users posting the link. Similarly, club pages can no longer have a website associated with them and past links shared have been removed without notice. You cannot even link to Strava’s own ecosystem on a Strava post.I created a support ticket requesting information on this glaring issue and was directed to a community post the cites “harmful spam” despite no evidence of such spam occurring. Attempts to follow-up with these concerns have received no response with Support only closing my tickets without notice.To add insult to injury I’ve noticed that we can no longer copy/paste any text from anywhere in Strava on mobile. Inquiries into the reasoning behind this have been similarly ignored.If user safety is the concern then it seems odd that email notifications still contain links as the sc

Recently changed my running watch and now summary data does not show HR stats. Permissions are correctly enabled. I don't want to see Power I'd like to see HR data back again. Any suggestions. Thanks 

Hola me gustaría que Strava incluyese las actividades de deportes de combate y artes marciales en su seleccionador de actividades. Creo que sería muy útil para deportistas de multidiplina.

Hi,While my activities are visible to “followers” only, I get suggestions for “who to follow” on strangers whom Strava has determined that we’ve done activities together. How can this be disabled? I dont want to see this and vice-versa, i dont want strangers or bunch of strangers to know we’ve done activities together. While this is very general, finding the same information across a given group of users could provide some information about me I didnt agree to disclose. Please advise. Thanks

Is there a way to mark a Hike or Walk as a Race, so that time spent taking breaks is included in stats? Last year I completed the Mammutmarsch, which is a 100km walk and something I would consider a “race”.I would like my activity to better represent the actual time it took us to complete it, as well as the km/h and pace and everything else.

It would be ideal to have the option to view only the activities of the people I follow in the feed. For example, I currently see posts from both people and groups I follow, but sometimes I would like to filter it to display exclusively the activities of people, without including posts from groups.

Hey all. Would anyone know the Support ticket waiting times? I put in a ticket on the 1st January 2025 and it's still open. Even though it's under high priority. I thought they would of cleared the backlog already. 

Is there anyway to add pets to an exercise!? I’d love to add my dog who trains with me everyday. Even if it was like the gear/shoes! 🐶🙏

I have a Samsung Watch with Strava on it, I am not using my phone when running. First, I had no subscription and only showed avg time/km. Now, I have only current speed/km. But, now I can't measure if I am still on schedule for average during my run. I have bought subscription to see both, but this is not possible? Thank you in advance.