GPS art, Strava art, GPS drawing: a route planned so the line on the map makes a picture. How to plan one, forty shapes from a 5 km smiley to a 100 km dragon, the free tools that help, the records, which cities draw best — and how to put the drawing on paper. Or skip the planning: our free Strava art generator finds a route near you that draws the shape.
Ideas · 08.09.2026
Forty Strava art ideas sorted by how far they are and how many pen lifts they need: closed shapes for a first try, letters and words, animals, seasonal drawings and the proposal. With the one rule that makes any of them work.
Strava art ideas: 40 shapes from a 5 km smiley to a 100 km dragon
Guide
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Strava art by city: why Amsterdam, London and New York draw best
Some cities are easier to draw in than others. Grids give letters, rivers give curves, parks give the strokes a street cannot. How to...
Story
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The largest GPS drawings ever: records, and how they were made
The largest GPS drawing on record is a marriage proposal drawn across most of Japan. The largest by bicycle was a father and daughter....
How-to
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How to make Strava art: plan it, run it, share it
Strava art is a route planned so the line makes a picture. How to plan one on a free map tool, what a pause...
