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Is there a way to chop out the sections of a route where I was on a ferry?
I know I should have paused it on each ferry, but didn't.
I can export the GPX, open it in a GPX editor and remove the sections, but when I re-upload it to strava it re-adds them and counts the distance. Which is different to how it behaves if you pause and then re-start in a different place.
Can it be done?
Cheers
Yes, you can split the ride into three sections, join the two you want in text editor and re upload. I think. Or join the two using GPX editor or similar. Possibly.
Yes, as above use the "split" function. You can split a single activity into three, with the ferry as the middle section, which activity you can then delete. Repeat if you have multiple ferries.
Suggest starting by exporting the GPX in case it goes wrong
As @nbt says you need to split it into separate activities otherwise Strava will just helpfully "join" the two bits you want together again. Split into two with the cut being one end of the ferry crossing, save the section without the ferry crossing as one activity then use Strava's trim tool to remove the ferry crossing from the other.
Cheers, unfortunately sounds like I can't replicate what Strava would do if I'd paused the watch.
I might split them up or just leave it as is.
If you paused the watch on the ferry, won't Strava still join up the parts, by drawing a straight line? So it would count the distance.
@CraigW I'm pretty sure it joins it up with a straight line but doesn't add to the distance. So the track looks the same but distance (and presumably average/pace stats) will only be counted for the active bits.