Using Strava routes from people I follow and creating my own routes
05-19-20, 06:14 AM
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Using Strava routes from people I follow and creating my own routes
most routes i find are thru Strava, simply just downloading routes i see there from people i follow on there. i then upload that route/file to my Komoot account which then connects to my Wahoo Bolt. what do you all do as far as building your own routes? do you have a better, easier system? Thx..
05-19-20, 07:22 AM
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The only time I ever use Strava is for heat maps.
05-19-20, 07:30 AM
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RideWithGPS is by far the best route planning software I have found. I have had a paid subscription for so long that I don’t know what route planning is free and what is included, but I can download turn-by-turn directions to My GPS with RWGPS.
Strava is changing their services significantly, and their route planning is next to useless.
Edit: Poking around, I see that with RWGPS, you can also plan routes on Open Street Maps, which seems to have a ton of data for Europe, and appears to have many cycletracks in Prague.
Another service that I love is offline maps. You can download maps to your phone for the area you are riding if you know that cell service will be spotty. It makes a great backup to the GPS.
Strava is changing their services significantly, and their route planning is next to useless.
Edit: Poking around, I see that with RWGPS, you can also plan routes on Open Street Maps, which seems to have a ton of data for Europe, and appears to have many cycletracks in Prague.
Another service that I love is offline maps. You can download maps to your phone for the area you are riding if you know that cell service will be spotty. It makes a great backup to the GPS.
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05-19-20, 12:57 PM
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Heat maps are invaluable.
I like to make my own maps with "off road" connections. Sometimes I can go to google street view to see if my connection is ridable. And, often Strava heat maps I can see if other people have made a connector there.
If you build your own route in Strava, you can turn on both satellite and heat map views and get creative.
I like to make my own maps with "off road" connections. Sometimes I can go to google street view to see if my connection is ridable. And, often Strava heat maps I can see if other people have made a connector there.
If you build your own route in Strava, you can turn on both satellite and heat map views and get creative.
05-20-20, 06:23 PM
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I find a lot of great rides on 'Ride with GPS', and is where I build my ride routes.
To find routs; I 1st look for rides already published to 'Ride with GPS', with keyword "gravel".
Like you, I reverse-engineer rides I see posted in Strava; or look for a segment in a target area, and find routes that used that segment off the leader boards.
I also have downloaded .pdf county road maps, which often tell which roads are paved or not. I double check things with Google Earth as I build routes.
Half the battle for me is finding a decent place to leave my car...
To find routs; I 1st look for rides already published to 'Ride with GPS', with keyword "gravel".
Like you, I reverse-engineer rides I see posted in Strava; or look for a segment in a target area, and find routes that used that segment off the leader boards.
I also have downloaded .pdf county road maps, which often tell which roads are paved or not. I double check things with Google Earth as I build routes.
Half the battle for me is finding a decent place to leave my car...
05-20-20, 08:16 PM
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RideWithGPS is by far the best route planning software I have found. I have had a paid subscription for so long that I don’t know what route planning is free and what is included, but I can download turn-by-turn directions to My GPS with RWGPS.
Strava is changing their services significantly, and their route planning is next to useless.
Edit: Poking around, I see that with RWGPS, you can also plan routes on Open Street Maps, which seems to have a ton of data for Europe, and appears to have many cycletracks in Prague.
Another service that I love is offline maps. You can download maps to your phone for the area you are riding if you know that cell service will be spotty. It makes a great backup to the GPS.
Strava is changing their services significantly, and their route planning is next to useless.
Edit: Poking around, I see that with RWGPS, you can also plan routes on Open Street Maps, which seems to have a ton of data for Europe, and appears to have many cycletracks in Prague.
Another service that I love is offline maps. You can download maps to your phone for the area you are riding if you know that cell service will be spotty. It makes a great backup to the GPS.
05-21-20, 10:18 AM
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Well, if you are looking for gravel - this map has lots of routes: https://gravelmap.com/
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I have mapped over 2,000 miles of gravel roues in PA and my main tool is ridewithgps. I use the phone app to navigate with also. It is excellent. I use it every week. I despise the lack od privacy in Strava as they just make money on the hard work I do in creating routes.
