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Enhancement Request: The ability to "insert waypoint" into existing routes in edit mode Building routes in Strava works very well.  Even better, I follow athletes in my area for new ideas, and click "Save Route" from their activities. Another great Strava community feature. However, when we go to edit that saved route, we are limited to: only moving the exiting waypoints (including the start) add-on from the end of the route delete waypoints This makes it very difficult to change the route in the middle.  Use cases include: Adding-on your own favorite section in the middle of an existing route More control re-directing to a preferred route path (if not sufficient existing waypoints) Changing the start to a new part of town without the route builder automatically finding the shortest path to the #2 waypoint This feature helps increase the value of following other athletes and saving routes.  It makes this social aspect of the community much more useful. So again the feature request is: Edit Route > Right-click "Insert waypoint".  BAM! This seems like an easy enhancement.  Can you please? Thanks Much!!!   ... View more

I think it will be cool if Strava adds a new Golden Map type. What is it? Golden Map Types are golden paths animated in the direction that the athlete traveled on the map so that it shows the way the run started and ended.  How does it work? This map type is only available when an athlete sets a new PR or is the local legend of a segment in the route. I think it will be cool if the path is also animated so that it shows a medal, laurel wreath, crown or stars traveling in the direction that the athlete ran on the map.  The map is not always available.  Why is it important? Golden Map Types are limited and based on setting a new PR or LL, so they will be higher in demand. This will motivate athletes to push harder and get a PR, so they can post with a golden map.  ... View more

Hey Strava, can we please have a map for the ones that support and want a gun reform in the USA? I am sure you are aware of the constant mass shootings. I would like to at least show my support to end gun violence on my Strava maps. Like the ones supporting Ukraine, BLM, and PRIDE. Please add one against gun violence.  Thank you.  ... View more

Hi, I think it would be great to add Outdoor Art in Strava Maps as a point of interest to venture to.  This is important because: Art gets more people to go outdoors and connect with local artists in their community Art leads people to take and share photos which shares the artist's work with the world Art inspires the local and global community especially now The Strava map identifies where people have taken the most photos and can be a filter in Strava Maps Live so athletes can visit points of interest Artists can submit their art/geolocation to the Strava map and add in their social links to the description of the art As an example, I have to google to find local art in my community or cities I visit, but I would use a filter with my phone to find it if it was built on top of the Strava map.    ... View more

On the maps tab when looking at heatmaps there is an option for "all cycle sports"  It would be great to have that option when creating routes as well.  Currently you have to pick one specific discipline and only rides under that category show up in the heat map overlay. The same ability could be applied to all foot sports as well ... View more

On October 1st, 2024. Strava "killed" the FatMap app acquired months prior. FatMap was FANTASTIC. The navigation on the map was smooth, unclustered, with easy access to the layers of interest (my primary use was for Backcountry Skiing, with multiple relevant layers (aspect, avalanche terrain notably)), but it also served me great for summer activities. The current Maps tab on the Strava Mobile App, while it's got some great features, is completely clustered. Routes are being pushed, and if I opt for a "Map Only" view on my map features, it doesn't save that preference on subsequent re-open. Can we save Map Settings so they stay locked in from previous navigation? FatMap layers - Why on earth, would you kill an App like FatMap, if their features aren't YET integrated within your mobile app. Whoever made that decision certainly knows how to piss off their user base. Please finalize that integration (if that's the end goal), or bring FatMap back. (Signed - A loyal but very annoyed Strava and FatMap user). ... View more

I have found quite a lot of popular biking routes where I cannot make a Strava route without using manual mode.  The reason for most of these seems to be that when a 'connection' between roads or paths-to-roads is labelled as a 'crosswalk' in OSM. Strava does not appear to use a crosswalk that as a viable feature to bike during auto-routing. For local routes, I have had to change what is otherwise correctly marked as a crosswalk in OSM into a 'path' in OSM - which I don't like to do.  But it is the only way I can determine to make routing for local riders easier and possible. Can Strava change the setting for OSM 'crosswalks' to allow for them to be used in auto-routing when creating Strava bike routes? ... View more

I come across a number of segments that have bad data. Usually due to the person creating it has a bad GPS device or has the start and end points in the wrong position. Is there some way we can give people the option to edit a segment? Prerequisite would be using a GPS device that has the "All+Multiband" option. This is the best setting that gives very accurate crisp lines.    ... View more

Flybys is a wonderful tool/feature! 😀 However, it only works on Strava Website. It would be really cool if users could, even if only through Strava Website, export the map/animation to video format (such as MP4) which would be more easily shared on social media. In addition to making sharing easier, this new feature would bring more visibility to the STRAVA brand on social media. ... View more

Please add the GPS data to a tagged golf activity so that you can see a map of your walked route on your activity feed.  ... View more

I love building cycling routes - Weather in Strava or other apps. Strava's UI is good for building a route. I find the heatmaps is what keeps me using Strava as my primary route builder. However, I find there is lacking a major features for a route builder/planner: you cannot select anything on the timeline in order to gather additional details on the route or certain section (i.e.: climbs). See attached image as an example. Timeline UI     I would also like to be able to quick see "big climb" in a route. Perhaps in the left pane, there could be a section dedicated to climbs that you could enter your own parameters (i.e.: show me climbs that averages 4% or more and longer than 4km) Climb UI   Strava's current offering as a Route Builder is good but implementing those missing feature would make it excellent. Feel free to add other Route Builder features to this thread. Cheers! 😎 ... View more

1. It would be really helpful to have the ability to when planning a route have access to these maps: - gradient  - altitude difference  2. and perhaps (but this is secondary):  - expected speed, expected hr, expected tempo, etc. 3. Thirdly it would be amazing to have a layer with: - option to display heatmap per paved/unpaved - option to only display heatmap of activities of others in specific date period (e.g. to see beforehand if a mountain pass or forest route is open) Background info: Access to the maps with gradient and altitude difference during planning would enable much more efficient day planning for long routes in unknown terrain. Since the map layers seem to be available in the activity screen, I hope these can be added tot the route planning functionality. The suggestions 2 and 3 would really make Strava route building stand out more compared with other route builders. Thanks for your consideration!  ... View more

Add an option to share an activity with dark mode map, the map that is available in dark mode of the application. Example, sharing on Instagram stories.  ... View more

It would be great if Strava could show swimming spots uploaded by users. This would allow users to find new swimming spots, become local legends etc. this would not require you to track a particular route but rather log a swim within a 50 meter radius of the ‘spot’.   i think open water swimmers and dippers would find this really useful. Also to highlight busy times etc. thanks, Séamus, Ireland ... View more

Currently, the Strava app allows users to select from various map types, such as 3D, Black Lives Matter, power, temperature, and more. However, each map type can only be viewed individually. The proposal is for an enhancement that would allow users to first choose between a 2D or 3D map view, and then select additional map layers to overlay. For example, this would enable users to view temperature data on a 3D map.  ... View more

Points of Interest (POI) are great for discovering new places + navigate the map even when in familiar areas.  The problem is that there can be several POIs referring to the same place. Even as far a part as several kilometers. Now the POIs clutters the map and confuses, rather than inform.  There should be a Feedback button where we could report wrong POIs.  See attached screenshot as an example. Four POIs for one place at four different locations.      ... View more

Hola, he visto que Strava ofrece compartir las fotos de los usuarios en los mapas de una manera que puedan ser útiles a la hora de diseñar una ruta.  Creo que las fotos que subimos muchos usuarios pueden ser interesantes para conocer el aspecto que tiene un sendero o un determinado paisaje, pero pienso que el usuario que las sube debería elegir en cada foto su carácter público para incluir en los mapas o privado o que hubiera alguna manera para que el resto de los usuarios no pudieran conocer el origen de la foto. Disculpad mi bajo nivel de inglés, aquí os lo copio con google traslator: TRANSLATION: Hi, I've seen that Strava offers to share users' photos on maps in a way that can be useful when designing a route. I think that the photos that many users upload can be interesting to know what a trail or a certain landscape looks like, but I think that the user who uploads them should choose for each photo whether it is public to include in the maps or private or what would be some way so that the rest of the users could not know the origin of the photo. ... View more

Would suggest adding ‘waterski’ as a GPS tracked sport type. Currently users have to utilize kite surf, paddle board, etc. to get an accurate tracking.  ... View more

Since the orange line on the map is the first thing most people see, and it just looks flat without digging further into the analysis or opening a 3D map, I thought it would be nice if the line could vary in color depending on whether you were ascending, descending, or on flat ground. I’m envisioning that it may be orange on flat ground, but as you go up hill, it would transition to deeper and deeper red the more steep the hill. On the contrary, if you were descending, it may transition to yellow and then green shades depending on the steepness of the hill. This way other users seeing your run, walk, bike, etc. would immediately get an idea of how much variation there was just by the line colors. Thank you for your consideration. ... View more