The Elevation Profile is a dynamic tool that helps you analyze climb and descent data, create segments to compare efforts, edit activities and routes, and deep dive into metrics.
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Premium members can use the Elevation Profile to edit their activities, in case you need to remove accidentally recorded mileage or want to split up a multi-day effort.
The elevation profile is a graph of a route or activity's elevation, mapped against distance (or time, based on your selection) to visualize the climbs and descents involved. It's also a great way to interact with your planned route or recorded trip based on various data points, like grade, heart rate, surfaces, and more.
Saved routes and activities include an elevation profile, and this is also displayed in the Route Planner for reference during planning. Route elevation data is pulled from elevation data in our routing engine, whereas activity elevation data is calculated from GPS and altimeter data collected by your phone or GPS unit during recording.
Hover your cursor over the elevation profile to get data about that portion of your route or activity. As you move laterally across the profile, you’ll see a corresponding location dot travel along your mapped line, to indicate which area you are inspecting.
When viewing activities, you can also click the switch to time link at the bottom center of the elevation profile to view your elevation plotted over time rather than distance.
The overall distance and elevation gain/loss are listed on the upper left side of the elevation profile. You'll also see elevation profile data display options here. Routes can toggle on views for Elevation, Surfaces, and Grade. Recorded activities allow you to examine your Elevation, Grade, Speed, and sensor data (like heart rate or cadence). Clicking any of these available options will toggle on/off the corresponding data in your elevation profile.
When all options are activated, the graph can get a bit cluttered. Click the up arrow icon to the far left to expand each metric as a separate graph.
Click and drag across the elevation profile to select the corresponding section of your route or activity, and zoom in to your selection. You can adjust your selection by dragging the opposite ends of the selection box.
As you make a selection, a metrics display will appear to provide data that is specific to your selection. In the lower-left corner of the pop-up, click Zoom out Map to see the full map. You’ll also see the left-side panel metrics turn blue, representing the selected section. As you change the selection, the metrics will update to display the new section.
Zoom In/Out Elevation Use this option to change whether you see more or less of the elevation profile in relation to the selection you have made. Click Clear Selection to clear the selection you've made from the elevation profile.
Once you select a portion of an activity's elevation profile, click Edit in the upper right corner to reveal the following options:
- Note: any saved changes you make here cannot be reversed. If you want a backup copy of your unedited activity or ride, we recommend that you download a TCX file before making any edits here.
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Flatten Selection: Use this to fix dips and spikes caused by bridges and tunnels. See Flatten Elevation for more info.
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Unlocked with a Premium subscription:
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Exclude from Metrics: Exclude the selected portion of your trip or route from the overall metrics. Great for those times when you have to take a ferry, bus, or subway.
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Trim Ends: Everything outside the selection will be deleted when this tool is used. This is great for keeping only a specific section or deleting the start/end at the same time.
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Delete Section: The selection will be deleted. Great for cutting out that part of the trip where you forgot to turn off the GPS or stop recording.
More information on using the Activity Clean Up tools can be found
here.
Segment: A segment is a section of a route that compares trip times against other riders. You'll be able to see how your effort compares against others on the leaderboard.
Separate Activity: Saving a selection as a separate activity will create a new trip recording on your account. This is particularly useful for times when you've accidentally recorded two activites in one recording session.
New Route: Saving a selection as a
new route will create a new route for the selection. Note that this will not automatically create a
cuesheet, but Premium users can use the
Trace tool to add a cuesheet.
