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TL;DR Strava has announced it is rolling out new features for hiking.
The update includes new discovery and route planning, real-time tracking and navigation, and social sharing tools.
These features are available to all Strava members at no cost.
Strava supports a wide range of activities, ranging from running to yoga and much more. One category that has been rising in popularity is hiking, as the company’s Year In Sport report found a 5.8 times increase in hiking clubs. To accommodate that growth, Strava is rolling out a bevy of new features to enhance your next hiking trip.
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Strava has announced that it’s pushing out a new update made for hiking fans. The update is designed to touch every part of the experience, including discovery and route planning, real-time tracking and navigation, and social sharing.
Here’s a list of what’s in the update:
Discovery and route planning Map style improvements: Athletes will be able to view richer trail surface data, along with clearer points of interest like trailheads, picnic areas, and campgrounds, which makes dense trail networks legible at a glance.
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