How to Get a Temperature Map on Strava and Other Cool #StatMaps
Strava added more incentive to join their premium paid service with the launch of #StatMaps. The recently added and invisible feature will allow riders (and runners) to display a data-driven line color over their recorded route. The visualization can be pretty cool, like this #TemperatureMap we recorded on a ride this past weekend. You can clearly see the red hot zones as we ventured inland, then a noticeable cool down by the coast.
Strava #TemperatureMap - North County San Diego Gravel Ride
As expected, this new feature is only available to Strava subscribers. Subscriptions cost $5.00 per month, or $59.99 a year and include a range of bonus features including Strava Routes and Strava Heatmaps. We have only just begun playing with this feature, but athletes can choose between various hashtags when completing their activity. To try it, simply add one of the following hashtags to your ride title or description, and the specific data visualization will be automatically added. You can also retrospectively add hashtags to previous entries, something that may be interesting for past gravel adventures or races!
#TemperatureMap - Red is hotter temperatures
#PaceMap - Darker is faster paces
#SpeedMap - Darker is faster speeds
#HeartrateMap - Darker = higher heart rates
#ElevationMap - Darker = higher elevation/altitudes
#GradientMap - Red is climbing, Green is descending
#PowerMap - Darker = higher power outputs
#TimeMap - Darker = later in the day
Post Update
Since receiving a few requests for the gravel route shown on the Temperature Map screenshot on our FB and Instagram posts, here it is! Lots of climbing up front and fun gravel sections through San Elijo Hills and Escondido, followed by a flat pavement cool down for a nice 100K gravel ride.