What is Mythic Maps?
Mythic Maps takes a Strava run or ride and draws it as a piece of illustrated art. You connect your Strava account, pick an activity, and it builds a full scene around the shape of your GPS route rather than putting a filter over the standard map. The finished image is uploaded back onto the Strava activity as its main photo, and you can set that to happen automatically for every new activity.
In August 2026 it added something different from the art: it fixes indoor rides. Zwift sends Strava a set of GPS coordinates for its virtual worlds, and Watopia happens to be mapped to open ocean near the Solomon Islands, so Strava draws your trainer session stranded at sea. Mythic Maps replaces that with the real-world map. Zwift works today; Rouvy and MyWhoosh were still listed as coming soon in October 2026. That part is free and always will be, with no diamonds involved.
Key Features
Illustrated worlds, not map overlays
Each render is a fully drawn scene built around your route line. The path runs through the artwork instead of sitting on top of a normal map tile, so a ride looks like it belongs in the world rather than being pasted onto it. Every map also ships with a 10-second cinematic video that crossfades your Strava map into the artwork, in portrait or landscape.
Over 40 art styles
Historical cartography, Japanese woodblock, pixel-art RPG, Tour de France posters, neon Miami, Aztec codex, botanical watercolour, kawaii. Most ship in both a 2D top-down variant and a terrain-aware 3D one, so a single route can come out a dozen different ways.
Indoor map fix
Zwift rides get the real world map on Strava instead of the ocean (Rouvy and MyWhoosh were still listed as coming soon in October 2026), automatically once you turn it on, and you can turn it off in two clicks. Always free. Besides the flat 2D fix there's a newer realistic 3D version that shows the Zwift world you rode, terrain included.
Virtual route challenges
Eight legendary routes across every continent, from the Nakasendo to the Annapurna Circuit. Your runs, walks and rides move you along the route, and you unlock artwork at each checkpoint. Free to join and free to complete, with no minimum distance per activity and no time limit.
Diamonds instead of a subscription
Art maps cost one diamond each. You get a base allowance when you join, then earn more: five for verifying your email, more for joining the Strava club, publishing and sharing maps, passing challenge checkpoints, and inviting friends. There's no subscription and no way to buy them, which is unusual for anything running this much image generation. The practical consequence: if you burn through your diamonds you wait or you earn more, rather than paying.
Who It's For
- People who like the keepsake side of Strava more than the numbers
- Indoor cyclists who are tired of their trainer sessions showing up in the Pacific. This alone is worth the connection
- Anyone who wants a reason to keep logging when they're not chasing a PR, which is what the route challenges are for
Is Mythic Maps actually free?
Yes, with a mechanic attached. Fixing your indoor cycling maps is free always. AI art maps run on diamonds, one per map, which you earn free in the app. There's a base allowance on joining, then more for verifying your email, joining the Strava club, publishing and sharing maps, hitting challenge checkpoints, and referrals. There's no subscription and no purchase option.
How does it connect to Strava?
You authorise your Strava account and Mythic Maps reads your activity route data to build the art. The finished image is then uploaded back onto that Strava activity as its main photo; it never creates a new activity or changes your route, time or stats. Turn on auto-generation and every new activity becomes a map without you doing anything.
What art styles can I get?
Over 40 and growing, including historical cartography, Japanese woodblock, pixel-art RPG, Tour de France posters, neon Miami, Aztec codex, botanical watercolour and kawaii. Most styles come in both a 2D top-down variant and a terrain-aware 3D variant, in portrait or landscape.
Why does my Zwift ride show the Solomon Islands?
Because Zwift sends Strava real GPS coordinates for its virtual worlds, and Watopia is mapped to open ocean near the Solomon Islands. Mythic Maps replaces those coordinates with the actual world map on your Strava activity. Rouvy and MyWhoosh were still listed as coming soon in October 2026. It's free, and you can switch it off from settings in two clicks.
What are the route challenges?
Eight virtual versions of famous long routes across every continent, like Japan's Nakasendo and the Annapurna Circuit. Any Strava activity counts toward your progress, and you unlock artwork at checkpoints. They're free to join and complete, and you work one at a time rather than several at once.
