This is awesome! I've tried it on a few areas that I know well, and it really did a good job.
I really love running in new places as a way to explore my area as well as when I travel. I find there is something profoundly good about connecting with my surroundings that way. I use Strava Route Planner with the heatmap extensively, and now I think I'll be consulting this a lot.
My only suggestion is to show an elevation profile. There is already a hill preference slider in the settings, but the elevation profile would really make it great to look at.
You're in luck, both of those things are already supported!
For viewing the elevation profile, click on the little up arrow on the miles/km distance box at the bottom of the screen.
You can configure a hills preference (either to prefer them or to avoid them) in the settings screen. Click on the cog icon to get there. More details are available at https://trailrouter.com/blog/greenery-and-hills-sliders/
I really love running in new places as a way to explore my area as well as when I travel. I find there is something profoundly good about connecting with my surroundings that way. I use Strava Route Planner with the heatmap extensively, and now I think I'll be consulting this a lot.
My only suggestion is to show an elevation profile. There is already a hill preference slider in the settings, but the elevation profile would really make it great to look at.