Ability to create a loop segment that can be completed by starting anywhere in the loop

[victorls]

Sometime you want to create a segment which is are a loop.
However, if you don't start this loop exactly at the same location, you won't be compared to other athletes.

It would be great if strava could detect that a segment is a loop and allow comparison between activities, whatever the starting point

[Jane]

Hello @victorls 

Thanks for submitting your idea. It has been reviewed by our moderation team and is now open to voting.

[ScottjJ800]

This would be a welcome feature. There are lots of places (trails around lakes, for example), where there are numerous segments that follow exactly the same route, but with different start/end locations. It would be nice if there was the ability to have a single "around the loop" segment, where anyone completing the loop would be on the leaderboard regardless of where they started.

[Bzl_Zozo]

Completely agree!

There are lakes loops, airports loops, park loops... People are cycling and running few laps during a training, starting from different points.
I wanted to propose this idea and saw you, victorls also thought about it. Hope to be implemented, although the idea is only few time voted. 😞

Finger crossed.

[empty-oz]

This is an insanely good idea!

[Jan_Mantau]

Seems like a very nice idea for running! For cycling I'm conflicted about this as the starting point of the loop can have a huge impact on the average speed.

[StephanS]

Currently, circuits often have multiple segments where the starting point is differing. F.e. a 5KM circuit which has 5 entry points and thus 5 segments. It'd be great if these segments would be combined into a 'Circuit Segment' which shows who is the actual fastest rider on the entire circuit, regardless of the starting point.

[Markmit1908]

Also, make them work in either direction. That would be great.

[DerekP]

Strong agree! I live on a large loop segment around a nature preserve but I am on the opposite side of the start and finish line so I have to run two loops to get just one counted on the segment! 

[Edz]

I was about to post the same idea but found this. Completely agree with the comments. Please implement! 

[Tresholdpostman]

I also love loops! And hate multiple crappy segments.