Strava Adds New Features for Hiking, Making the Outdoor Experience More Discoverable, Navigable, and Social

New and improved features across route planning, navigation, and social sharing bring Strava's community to the trail - with a powerful set of tools available to all members and an expanded suite for subscribers.

SAN FRANCISCO - June 11, 2026 - Strava, the app for active people with more than 195 million users in more than 185 countries, today announced a set of new and updated hiking features designed to meet athletes where they are - whether they're planning a weekend adventure, navigating a new trail, or sharing a summit moment with friends. As an activity, hiking is becoming increasingly more social, with Strava's own Year In Sport report finding that 2025 saw a 5.8x increase in hiking clubs. The update spans every stage of the outdoor experience: discovery and route planning, real-time tracking and navigation, and social sharing and community.

The update includes a broad set of features available to all Strava members at no cost, alongside a deeper suite of tools exclusive to subscribers - including advanced route planning, offline navigation, and cinematic sharing features designed for athletes who want to go further.

PLAN: SMARTER DISCOVERY, RICHER MAPS

Getting outside starts with knowing where to go. Strava's improved map experience brings meaningful improvements to how athletes find and build routes:

• [NEW] Map style improvements - launching later this summer, athletes will be able to view richer trail surface data, along with clearer points of interest like trailheads, picnic areas, and campgrounds that makes dense trail networks legible at a glance

• Route Discovery - surface popular routes in any area, powered by Strava's global heatmap of activity data, so athletes can find trails wherever they go (subscribers only)

• Route Builder - plan custom hikes with live distance, elevation, and surface feedback as you draw, including trail-specific map styles (subscribers only)

• [NEW] Route Saves - save routes from a number of in-product surfaces (Activity Detail Page; Route Detail Page; Route Builder; Edit Route) and access them directly within Strava (subscribers only)

TRACK: NAVIGATION THAT GOES WHEREVER YOU DO

On the trail, reliable navigation matters. Strava's new tracking features keep athletes oriented and connected even in challenging conditions:

• [NEW] Off-Route Alerts - notifies athletes when they stray from a planned route, so they can course-correct before getting lost (subscribers only)

• Route Following on Apple Watch - navigate directly on your wrist, no phone required.

• Smart Watch Route Sync - routes built in Strava sync directly to compatible Garmin, Apple Watch and Coros devices for seamless navigation

• Offline Routes - download routes for use in low- or no-connectivity areas, so cell dead zones don't mean navigational dead ends (subscribers only)

• Mobile Record Map - a fullscreen map accessible through 1 tap during recording gives athletes a clearer, more detailed picture of their route in real time

• Live Elevation - see elevation profile data as you move, helping athletes pace themselves on climbs and plan effort across the full route

SHARE: BRING YOUR TRAIL COMMUNITY ALONG

The best outdoor experiences are worth sharing. Strava's new social features make hiking more visible and more connected across the community:

• 3D Activity Map - view your hike in feed as a 3D landscape, with topography and elevation rendered in detail

• [NEW] Activity Replays - set your hike to auto-animate in your feed, replaying your route for friends from start to finish (subscribers only)

• Sticker stats - share your hike's distance, elevation, and time with friends as a social-ready overlay

• Clubs - hiking-focused clubs give trail communities a home on Strava, with shared routes, group challenges, and leaderboards

• Flyover - a cinematic 3D aerial animation of your completed route, rendered from real elevation data, giving every hike a highlight-reel moment worth sharing (subscribers only)

AVAILABILITY

Most features are available now, with Map Style Improvements rolling out later this summer.

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