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        <title>Strava mapping tip</title>
        <description> When I'm creating a segment on Strava, I like to get the start and end points as accurate as possible.  However, I was finding you can only zoom in so far on the map until I discovered this trick.  Here's the max zoom by default, which is really coarse:



For more precision, go up to the Map menu, and uncheck the Terrain option:



Now you're using the plain street map and you can zoom in super close to get those segment markers in just the right spot!

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            <description><![CDATA[ When I'm creating a segment on Strava, I like to get the start and end points as accurate as possible. However, I was finding you can only zoom in so far on the map until I discovered this trick. Here's the max zoom by default, which is really coarse:<br /><center class="bbcode"><img src="https://staminist.com/file.php/1/221/strava-map-max-zoom-default.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center><br />For more precision, go up to the Map menu, and <b>uncheck</b> the Terrain option:<br /><center class="bbcode"><img src="https://staminist.com/file.php/1/223/strava-map-terrain-control.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center><br />Now you're using the plain street map and you can zoom in super close to get those segment markers in just the right spot!<br /><center class="bbcode"><img src="https://staminist.com/file.php/1/224/strava-map-max-zoom-terrain-off.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center> ^ CLICK TO REPLY]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:17:35 -0500</pubDate>
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