Strava route finder?

[User16625]

Im interested in finding peoples performances for a local route. However when I go to the strava homepage, I cant find anything that lets me search for routes, segments etc. How do you do this? I cant find anything on google either.

 

[morrisman]

Top of the Strava page Click on Explore > Segment Search, Activity Search, Athlete Search

 

[summerdays]

What about using Strava Heat Maps?

Here is one zoomed in on Bristol and you can see that the minor road next to the railway (going from approximately Redland Station to Clifton Down) is a very well used cycling route to get across between major roads (Gloucester road and Whiteladies) and avoiding the worst of the hills:

If you just looked at that road you wouldn't realise how popular it was with cyclists, just looks like all the other side roads from the end of it. I found it when someone told me about it.

 

[User16625]

Top of the Strava page Click on Explore > Segment Search, Activity Search, Athlete Search

Do you need to be registered? At the top of the home page all I get is Mobile, Features, How it works, Premium and Blog as well as a log in button.

 

[morrisman]

Do you need to be registered? At the top of the home page all I get is Mobile, Features, How it works, Premium and Blog as well as a log in button.

Yes, but it's free for basic membership.

 

[summerdays]

I don't think you have to have registered to use the heat maps.

 

[User16625]

Yes, but it's free for basic membership.

Ive got it.
Just how accurate are the times and speeds? I see the fastest times are 10 mile distances at 30+mph. Seems a bit extreme for a course that isnt a downhill ride.

 

[vickster]

Pro rider?

 

[Silverfox885]

Moped rider?

 

[cyberknight]

Pro rider?

If its flatish could be a serious TT er .
Section on my commute someone has clocked 33 mph on the segment although i think it was on the dual carriageway rather than the cyclepath where i ride , over 20 is pushing it for safety.

 

[bororider]

What about using Strava Heat Maps?

Here is one zoomed in on Bristol and you can see that the minor road next to the railway (going from approximately Redland Station to Clifton Down) is a very well used cycling route to get across between major roads (Gloucester road and Whiteladies) and avoiding the worst of the hills:

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If you just looked at that road you wouldn't realise how popular it was with cyclists, just looks like all the other side roads from the end of it. I found it when someone told me about it.

How do you get that heatmap? My only option on the heatmap page is to see my own

 

[summerdays]

Opps sorry I forgot to put in the link, hope that works, if not google heat maps (map starts on USA). I can't get a personal one as I'm not a premium member.

http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#15/-2.60209/51.45980/blue/bike

 

[donnyjnk]

have a look at www.ridewithgps.com lots of routes on there and its free to register. if you are on android the ride app is pretty good as well

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Opps sorry I forgot to put in the link, hope that works, if not google heat maps (map starts on USA). I can't get a personal one as I'm not a premium member.

http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#15/-2.60209/51.45980/blue/bike

Go to your locality and book mark the page then load that instead of scrolling half way round the the world.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Ive got it.
Just how accurate are the times and speeds? I see the fastest times are 10 mile distances at 30+mph. Seems a bit extreme for a course that isnt a downhill ride.

Simple rule of thumb, if they are faster than you, they are cheating