Stiip Blog
Guides and tips for hilly road cycling, planning routes, chasing elevation and finding the best climbs.
How Much Climbing Is That? Famous Cycling Climbs by D+
Ever wonder what 1,000 meters of climbing feels like? Here's a scale of famous cycling climbs by elevation gain (D+), from a Flanders wall to the Stelvio, so you can picture your ride.
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A Free Komoot and Strava Route Planner Alternative for Climbers
Looking for a free alternative to the Komoot or Strava route builder? Stiip auto-generates hilly cycling routes ranked by elevation, exports GPX, and needs no account. Here's how it compares.
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How to Install Stiip on Android (Add the App to Your Home Screen)
Install Stiip on your Android phone in a few taps. No Play Store needed. Add the free cycling route app to your home screen and open it full screen like a native app.
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How to Install Stiip on iPhone (Add the App to Your Home Screen)
Install Stiip on your iPhone or iPad in a few taps. No App Store needed. Add the free cycling route app to your home screen from Safari and open it full screen.
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How to Load a Stiip GPX onto Garmin, Wahoo or OsmAnd
Built a route on Stiip? Here's how to get the GPX onto your Garmin Edge, Wahoo, or OsmAnd on your phone, step by step. Free, and it works with Strava and Komoot too.
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How to Build a Climbing Challenge With Stiip
A quick tutorial, use Stiip's challenge builder to plan one big point-to-point ride that finishes on a summit, packed with as much climbing as possible.
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The Stiip Rider's Disclaimer
A short, only-half-joking manifesto for anyone about to hit Generate on Stiip. Expect walls, expect suffering, expect to love it. Read before you ride.
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Stiip vs Building a Cycling Route Point by Point on Google Maps
You can plan a bike route on Google Maps by dragging points, but it's slow and ignores hills. Here's why an auto-generated Stiip route is faster and hillier, and when Google Maps still wins.
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How to Train for Climbing When You Don't Live in the Mountains
No mountains nearby? You can still get strong at climbing. Here's how to build climbing fitness on small local hills, with simple sessions and how to find the hills near you.
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What Is D+ (Elevation Gain) and Why It Matters More Than Distance
D+ is the total meters you climb on a ride. Here's what elevation gain means, how to read m/km, and why it tells you more about a route than distance. Simple, no jargon.
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How to Find Climbs Near You With Stiip
A quick tutorial, use Stiip's climb finder to see the steepest roads around any point, ranked by climbing, then build a ride around your favourite.
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How to Build a Hilly Bike Loop With Stiip
A quick step-by-step tutorial, use Stiip's loop finder to generate a hilly round-trip from your doorstep and send it to your GPS in under a minute.
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