

Note that all of these display in conjunction with our Global Heatmap overlays. To change map type, tap the Map layers icon in the lower left corner of the map in the mobile app, then select the desired map style from the menu. Toggling between map styles like OSM (Open Street Maps), topo or satellite view can be very helpful when planning and viewing routes. The various map styles highlight different visual information within the terrain, geographical features, place names, and services. Ride with GPS offers 10 different map types while viewing, navigating, and planning routes.

Refer to our guide on Bluetooth connectivity for pairing and setup details. *Note that heart rate monitor, power, and cadence sensor fields will require paired Bluetooth sensors to display data properly. Select your desired metrics to customize all 10 available data fields.Press and hold any of the visible data fields for a menu of available options.Select from a menu of 25 custom metric options including speed, distance, pace, elevation, navigation and paired sensor and monitor displays. Split between two swipe-able displays of 5, data fields can be personalized with your favorite ride stats. While recording a ride or navigating a route, Ride with GPS offers 10 customizable in-ride metrics. Premium memberships can access while recording, planning or viewing rides and routes in the app and on the web.Basic members have heatmap access in recording mode, while using the Mobile Route Planner or viewing rides and routes in the app.Starter accounts can access the Global Heatmap while recording a ride.While all membership levels are able to access the Global Heatmap, each strata differs in its level of access. Start recording a ride using the Record button.While recording your next ride, toggle on the Global Heatmap to check for hotspots nearby. Knowing where others ride (or don’t ride) helps to make informed route planning and navigation choices. Grounded in the belief that local riders know the best terrain, heatmaps can tip you off to the best routes, must-see roads, and local hotspots across the globe. Our Global Heatmap shows you where the action is by highlighting in red where others are riding. It's simple – the darker the red heatlines, the more heavily-traveled a road or section will be. These rides are illuminated as ‘heat’ within any of our 10 map style overlays, toggling on and off easily in the mobile app and on the web. The Ride with GPS Global Heatmap aggregates publicly-logged ride data from our entire community of riders. Free Global Heatmap: the Best Rides, in Real Time
