The Modes of the Elevation Profile
Elevation profiles on the app or website now offer way more than just elevation lines when editing your track, plan, or route. Various modes provide a detailed breakdown of data and information along the way. The elevation profile is linked right to the map to give you a clear overview of your route. To find out to which location the information relates, it is clearly linked to specific points along your route. While planning your route, the modes now change in real time. Even when recording a track, or while navigating, you can switch between them.
Route Mode
The Route Mode is selected as standard and shows the trail conditions along the elevation profile.
Along the route, you will also find additional points that are linked to it. To ease the overview, we only provide a selection of points when too many exist. The other points will then appear by zooming in. Simply click on a point to obtain further information about it.
The Route Mode is ideal to get an overview of the conditions along your route.
The information on the condition of paths (e.g. width, surface, traffic) is translated into a meaningful path type.
Track Mode
The Track Mode is selected as a standard when recording a track. Since tracks are not automatically placed on the trail network, the elevation profile is displayed as 'Unknown'.
For some tracks, the duration is available.
Gradient Mode
The gradient along the path should not be confused with the slope angle of an area that can be displayed as a map layer.
The gradient in the elevation profile always relates to the route. For example, a route can also follow a contour line along a steep slope, meaning that it has no gradient.
By looking at the Gradient Mode, you'll see ascents and descents on one go. Simply zoom in to see a more detailed analysis.
When refering to the gradient, we differentiate between activities on foot (measured in degrees °) and activities by bike or car (measured in percent %).
The color palette has also been tailored to the specific activity groups.
Currently, the Gradient Mode is not available for water and skiing activites.
Snow Depth Mode
The Snow Depth Mode is only available for Pro+ users.
To see the current snow depth, you need to be connected to the internet.
When evaluating the difficulty of the route, snow depth is a crucial factor that is important in all winter sports. This mode helps you to identify possibly dangerous sections. Keep in mind that the snow depth does not account for artifically snowed slopes and trails.
The Snow Depth Mode is currently not available for water activies when recording a track.
How to interact with the elevation profile
Alongside information about elevation and distance, all modes offer you basic ways to interact with them.
By long-pressing on the elevation profile in the app, you can get detailed information about a specific point. On the web, simply hover your mouse over the elevation profile. This point will be marked both on the elevation profile and on the map. You can drag this point along the elevation profile, and it will automatically update its position on the map.
The elevation profile offers two zooming methods: On the web, you can select a specific area of the profile or use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out. In both cases, in addition to the data of the entire tour, the distance, ascent, and descent for the visible portion of the tour are displayed. In the apps, you can zoom in by double-clicking on the elevation profile or using the standard two-finger pinch gesture. To return to the full elevation profile, simply double-click again.
As you zoom in on the elevation profile, the map will automatically focus on the corresponding section of your route. The zoomed-in area on the profile is highlighted on the map for easy reference. Zooming in on the map won't change the zoomed-in area on the profile.
Good to know
- Pay attention to the values on the y-axis. The scaling of the y-axis is adjusted to fit the profile of the tour.
- Combine different data layers, like slope and snow cover, to spot potential hazards.
- Only tracks with available data show duration.
- For better visualization, the elevation data in the profile may be slightly simplified, smoothed, or edited.