Originally Posted by
venturi95
I am new to Strava and just used it for the first time today, now I'm wondering if I use it in remote or wilderness areas with no way for the map to load will it be useful for navigation? This would be in Northern California. I understand it would save the GPS data, but would I have to download a map in advance to see where I am? Sorry if this is a stupid question!
No, it won't. You'd have to have the base map cached or saved for it to display, the details on doing so vastly depends on your platform and device