
new Strava Progress Users – a subscriber-only feature
Earlier this year, Strava launched a 3D terrain view, with your personal heatmap superimposed. Today sees the addition of the global heatmap to the 3D terrain view ie you can see a consolidation of everyone’s routes in 3D and you can toggle between the global heatmap view and your personal heatmap in high definition.
As a subscriber, you will be able to plan routes on strava and this 3D heatmap view is another tool in the route-planning kitbag as a sense check for what you are about to embark upon or, perhaps, as a route discovery tool.
Ultimately this broad featureset will probably expand to cover a 3D replay of your adventures too.
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Last Updated on 25 January 2026 by the5krunner

tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors.
