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best route based on popularity.

  • April 13, 2025
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When travelling, it takes hours to plan routes. What if there was a map that show only race routes, both pro and amateur level? Criterias such as year, mtb, road, enduro, dh i.e. would make it a bit easier to choose where to ride (or not). 

 

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Jana_S
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  • Superuser
  • April 13, 2025

Hi ​@Risto1984, when creating a new route in Strava (on desktop), there's a “Follow most popular” option that you might want to use. 

You can also see the most frequently used paths via the Heatmaps layer on the map view, here's some details: https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216918877-Strava-Metro-and-the-Global-Heatmap

And just a note: race routes aren't always the best for a visitor, as race organisers often arrange road closures, entry exceptions etc with the local authorities, and copying race routes outside of the race event might be unsafe and/or impossible. 


Vincenzo
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  • April 13, 2025

Ciao, the issue is that very often also if "follow popular route" is ON the suggested result doesn't strictly follow the "heat" maybe for the lack of activities. I would appreciate a list of routes taken by verified athletes (ex: the local legend)


Kimberly22
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  • April 18, 2025

Hi ​@Risto1984 

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I have moved your suggestion to our question board so others can share how they view specific routes. Feel free to comment on your post to add any details, screenshots, or tags. If you feel like someone has resolved your issue, please mark it as “Best Answer.”

 

Thank you!