How to use Segment Hunter

Find Strava segments near you (short stretches of road or trail where everyone races the clock) and chase them with a target built from your own times.

Step by step

1. On the home screen, tap Segment Hunter in the grid.
2. Allow location when asked. It's only used to show segments near you.
3. Move the map. Segments load for wherever you look.
4. Tap the freeze button to lock the map still. Tap 📍 to jump back to where you are.
5. Tap a segment line, or its green and red markers, to select it. The card shows the record time and what you'd need to beat it.
6. Tap ⏱ and enter your best 5K run and 15K ride times. These set the green target times: what would be fast for you there, not just the record.
7. On a segment card, the star saves it, the trophy starts a competition on it, and Open in Strava shows it there.
8. To compete with friends, tap 🏆 in the top bar to see your competitions, or 👥 to join a friend's competition with a code.

Try this

Where it goes wrong

• An empty map. Check location permission, then zoom out a little. Segments load for the area you're looking at, not the whole world at once.
• Target times look mad. You haven't set your best times under ⏱, or they're out of date. The green times are only as good as the times you give them.
• The wrong sport is showing. Tap ⚙ to choose the sport, distance and what's shown. Check it before deciding there are no segments.
• Chasing records cold. The segment won't warm you up. Your coach would like a word before you sprint up a hill at 7am.

Check it worked

• Segments show on the map near you.
• Green target times appear on the segment cards.