Before changing your Strava account
Download an archive from Strava's website. Its official export guide describes Settings, My Account, Download your account, and Request download. Keep the archive in a place you control. Check that important activities have original GPS files; an indoor workout may have no route.
Strava's official export guide
Understand the Apple Health sync limit
Strava can send route information to Apple Health for activities recorded in Strava when Send to Health is enabled. Strava says route information from activities recorded by other companies, including Garmin and Zwift, does not sync through this path. Turning on the connection now does not automatically recreate years of older activity routes.
Test a historical route import
- Choose one old GPS activity in your archive.
- Use an importer that explicitly supports the file and writes a HealthKit workout with an attached GPS route.
- Open the resulting workout in Apple Health and confirm a map is visible.
- Open MoveMap and confirm the route appears. Check for duplicates before importing a larger batch.
MoveMap does not import GPX or FIT files directly. Importer prices, formats, and behavior vary, so verify current support before paying or processing many files.
See the verified routes in MoveMap
Free MoveMap shows the most recent 12 months of GPS routes available in Apple Health. Pro unlocks the full available history. The app does not require a MoveMap account and does not record new runs. Keep using an app or watch that saves the future routes you want to see.
Keep a backup before deleting
Do not close a Strava account solely because a few recent runs appear in MoveMap. Verify your older archive, route attachments, dates, and duplicates first. Keep an independent copy of your export. Apple Health and any connected iCloud settings have their own data and backup behavior.