{"id":37734,"date":"2022-06-08T18:30:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=683315"},"modified":"2022-06-08T18:43:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:43:22","slug":"stravas-trail-routes-offers-improved-routing-for-gravel-and-mountain-biking","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/stravas-trail-routes-offers-improved-routing-for-gravel-and-mountain-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"Strava\u2019s Trail Routes offers improved routing for gravel and mountain biking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Simon von Bromley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Strava has announced Trail Routes, an update to its premium routing capabilities aimed at gravel bike<\/a>, mountain bike<\/a> and electric mountain bike<\/a> riders, plus a suite of new features for \u2018trail sports\u2019, including new activity types.<\/p>\n

Citing a rapid growth in popularity of gravel riding<\/a>, mountain biking and other trail sports such as hiking and trail running, Strava says this update will help users \u201cfuel their joy of exploration\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to Strava, trail sports activities \u201care growing twice as quickly as those on pavement, such as road cycling\u201d.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Strava appears keen to capture and retain riders branching out into these disciplines, and stop them from straying to other cycling apps<\/a> such as Komoot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trail Routes<\/h2>\n

Subscribers to Strava\u2019s premium service will gain access to Trail Routes, which will \u201chighlight popular trail networks and start points\u201d in order to \u201cempower people to explore confidently\u201d.<\/p>\n

As with existing Strava Routes<\/a> features, Trail Routes will offer activity-specific and adjustable ride suggestions based on data gathered from other Strava users.<\/p>\n

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Strava\u2019s new Trail Routes feature will highlight popular trail networks and start points to subscribers.<\/span><\/figcaption> Strava<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Users will be able to tailor routes based on their preferences for distance and elevation, with Strava then offering insights such as \u201chow long it will take you, how crowded it might be, and what\u2019s the best route for you\u201d.<\/p>\n

On top of this, Trail Routes will offer insights such as \u201croute difficulty, community completion times, historical activity trends by month and time of day, and data visualizations of gradient and difficulty\u201d.<\/p>\n

Strava says subscribers can also download created routes so they can be accessed without an internet connection.<\/p>\n

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Trail Routes will offer users insights on how difficult a trail is, how popular it is on a month to month basis and what time of day the trail is busiest.<\/span><\/figcaption> Strava<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

New activity types<\/h2>\n

Four new activity classifications have also been added, meaning Strava users can more accurately record the type of activity they have completed: Gravel Ride, Mountain Bike, e-Mountain Bike and Trail Run.<\/p>\n

On top of the existing activity types (of which Strava says there are now \u201cnearly 40\u201d), the aim is to help users more accurately identify the precise type of activity they have undertaken.<\/p>\n

In turn, this presumably helps Strava leverage its user data more effectively for its own routing and activity suggestions.<\/p>\n

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With trail-based activities exploding in popularity, Strava is looking to improve its offering to those users.<\/span><\/figcaption> Strava<\/i><\/span><\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
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