Strava Heatmap to KML

Strava Heatmap to KML.txt

Install QGIS

Layer -> Add Layer -> XYZ Layer -> New

  URL:
    https://heatmap-external-b.strava.com/tiles-auth/run/hot/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?Key-Pair-Id=VALUE&Policy=VALUE&Signature=VALUE

    Get the three VALUEs above by logging into Strava and inspecting the site cookies (F12 in Chrome or Firefox).
    
    Max Zoom Level: 23

  Click 'Add'
  
 //Can't get the following step to work for generating a KML, even after installing the KML Tools Plugin
 In the Layers section, right-click the Layer -> Export\
 
 //Use the following instead
 
 Project -> Import/Export -> Export Map to Image -> Png
 
 Using GIMP, give it transparency (Layer -> Transparency -> Color to Alpha)
     Export to PNG
     
 Use this page to convert EPSG:3857 to lat/long
    https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=3857&t_srs=4326&x=18918596.3704000&y=-5406089.8623000
 
 Populate the values in strava_heatmap.kml
     Fill out the png filename & coords
     
Open with Google Earth, and export to KMZ
 
 
 
 

strava_heatmap.kml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">
<Document>
<name>Strava Heatmap</name>
<LookAt><longitude><%= lon %></longitude><latitude><%= lat %></latitude><range>1000</range></LookAt>
 <GroundOverlay>
  <drawOrder>0</drawOrder>
  <Icon>
   <href>strava.png</href>
  </Icon>
  <LatLonBox>
   <north><%= north %></north>
   <west><%= west %></west>
   <south><%= south %></south>
   <east><%= east %></east>
  <rotation>0</rotation>
  </LatLonBox>
 </GroundOverlay>
</Document>
</kml>

really helpful for your usecase!! I had trouble with -b instead of -{switch:a,b,c} and {z} instead of {zoom}. Thanks!!

:D thanks Sean

I know absolutely nothing about code, but following your instructions in [Strava Heatmap to KML.txt] was able to get a Strava World Heatmap into Google Earth. Thank you so much, this really helps me.
There's one step that's not working great for me: when I
Project -> Import/Export -> Export Map to Image -> Png
it works perfectly if I set Scale=1:25,000 115dpi, or Scale=1:25,000 230dpi, or Scale=1:50,000 115dpi, or Scale=1:50,000 230dpi
but any larger scale (eg 1:10,000, or 1:6250) it creates the png, but the png file is small (50kB) and has nothing visible. Any hints?
I have tried changing folder path