[Closed] PSA: Strava heatmap updated

Now blocked at work because of their new "social" features.

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I use heatmap if going on holiday to look at where to ride/run.

Is there any way you can get the data out though to create a route?

Seems to show that the UK is some combination of:
A) drastically overcrowded
B) bike mad
C) stravaholics

I'm also a little concerned about drainage after wet periods given the apparent popularity of swimming down roads.....

i think the strava route builder uses it as a layer.

Our house is at a crossroads between a lane/bridleway and a footpath. Looks like someone has attempted to ride the footpath which has stiles over several high stone walls. Probably ridden just the once and thought "sod doing that again"!

Always easy to tell where the trail centres are on the Strava heatmap 😆

[quote=whitestone ]Our house is at a crossroads between a lane/bridleway and a footpath. Looks like someone has attempted to ride the footpath which has stiles over several high stone walls. Probably ridden just the once and thought "sod doing that again"!
Always easy to tell where the trail centres are on the Strava heatmap

i know some of the single lines on west dartmoor are me.

Awesome, satellite background imagery makes it so much more useful. I often use the heatmap to plan runs in areas I don't know, generally when I'm travelling. Would often need to have several different windows open at a time to translate the heatmap lines to where they actually lie on the ground. Much easier now 🙂

Not used the route builder, will give that a try

Cheers, Rich

i know some of the single lines on west dartmoor are me.

I'm not admitting to anything 😆

Looking at NW Scotland there are some seriously gnarly "rides". Well they've been logged as rides. Plus there's quite a few rather wet routes been logged, like between Ullapool and Stornoway. 😉

It would be nice to have an idea of the numbers associated with each colour.

The route builder has a "Use Popularity" option so presumably the same data is used for that, by default it's enabled. Not sure how it works though as it doesn't show on the map and occasionally roads/paths have gaps in them and you get a huge reroute to get to the other side of the gap.

You can turn the heatmap on as an overlay in the routebuilder, or at least you could

Only problem with the route builder is I find it won't let me zoom in enough to identify specific trails in busy areas, at the max zoom it will allow with the heatmap the top 10 segments are aren't the ones I'm looking for even if I (think) I can see the one I want.

where is all the skiing in London? I must have missed it....

Biggest issue at the moment for me is that it doesn't differentiate between mtb and road cycling.

I find it equally satisfying and concerning that there is a bold orange line leading from/to my front door.

I find it equally satisfying and concerning that there is a bold orange line leading from/to my front door.

You need to turn your privacy settings on... having said that mine are on, I will check later if it shows...

Wheres the strava route builder thingy?

dadbike - Member
I find it equally satisfying and concerning that there is a bold orange line leading from/to my front door.

You need to turn your privacy settings on... having said that mine are on, I will check later if it shows...

Wheres the strava route builder thingy?

I have enhanced privacy mode on, this address is "hidden", and I am opted out of Heatmap/Metro. Could be from other riding buddies, but it seems a lot of data.

It would be nice to have an idea of the numbers associated with each colour.

Also, I suspect that an awful lot of people are Stravaing car journeys! 🙂

@FuncyDunc - Select the "Dashboard" menu then "My Routes". That takes you to a page with all the routes you've created. Top left is an orange button "Create New Route", click and you get to the route builder.

could someone write a site/script that uses this info, and subtracts any road routes via googlemaps road data? so that only off road routes are left?

i would be grateful.

cheers

I suspect that an awful lot of people are Stravaing car journeys!

Judging by the motorway near us, yes.

With just running selected, our local running track and the Park Run course really stand out.

I can also see all the times that I've forgotten to stop Strava when I've arrived at work.

Nice one!

as above for @whitestone, I'd like to know how often a trail has been ridden - at what pace would be magic - and how long ago. Oh and if only once each by several folk (I can think of several trails I've thought Sod It after hike bike) that's good to know. Trails deteriorate as well, so if there has been no traffic over last couple of years, not a good sign.

Also, I suspect that an awful lot of people are Stravaing car journeys!

I had to do a double take when the M1 near my routes shows up with a glow of activity! I've seen a few idiots walking along it but not all that many lost roadies.

There is a need for Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo to come back! So many undiscovered places, not touched with human existence (in accordance with "if it's not on Strava - it didn't happen!" rule)! 😆

I'd like to know how often a trail has been ridden - at what pace would be magic - and how long ago. Oh and if only once each by several folk (I can think of several trails I've thought Sod It after hike bike) that's good to know. Trails deteriorate as well, so if there has been no traffic over last couple of years, not a good sign.

Once you've identified a likely looking trail, create a segment on it. That will give you that data.

@kcal - the heatmaps used to be annual rather than for all Strava's data. Not checked if this is still the case (just found a [url= https://medium.com/strava-engineering/the-global-heatmap-now-6x-hotter-23fc01d301de ]blog entry[/url] that says it's all the data)

Also from that link: "Activities are cropped to respect user defined privacy zones"

@whitestone - yes, I used to use the slider to see what trails had an increase/decrease in use.
Certainly round here - NE Scotland - there are ones I'd be putting the blue pencil through after "excursions".

There's a lot of pedalos crossing the channel...

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It's the hard cases heading out to St Kilda 😯 that I want to avoid!

Respect to whoever did this:
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AlexSimon - Member
Respect to whoever did this:

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that's good, but have a look at the South Pole, some nutter has had a go at writing ICI!

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that's good, but have a look at the South Pole, some nutter has had a go at writing ICI!
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#5.11/24.26976/-73.73708/hot/all

whitestone - Member
It's the hard cases heading out to St Kilda that I want to avoid!

Whoever ran the flightpath route into RAF lossiemouth is impressive, especially the bit through the Moray Firth