Strava announced a set of new features today to help users plan and discover routes for runs, hikes and rides. It follows last week's expansion of its strength training features, which added coach-designed guided workouts with live set and rep tracking.
The core of the update is search. In the Maps tab, users can look up a route by name or a point of interest, and can also type requests in their own words. Strava has also expanded and better curated its route inventory, so users have more options before leaving home.
Route cards have been redesigned to help people judge a route before choosing it. They show photos and activity data from Strava users, and route detail pages now include community-generated tags and descriptions covering landmarks, scenery or trail conditions.
Offline mode is perhaps the most practical addition. Without signal, saved routes appear on the home screen, and users can start and save a workout that uploads as soon as service returns.
Route discovery and map browsing are also coming to the web. Subscribers will soon get turn-by-turn audio directions for walks, hikes and runs; Strava has not yet given a date for that feature.
Access has not changed: since May 2020, creating your own routes requires a paid subscription, while non-subscribers can view and save routes created by others.
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