This is a map puzzle using the popular cycling (and running) social media app Strava. Strava means “strive” in Swedish, and one popular feature is the “Queen of the Mountain” and “King of the Mountain,” the fastest female and male, respectively, on each of its segments.
Each map shows a segment; segments can be found using the Segment Explorer. The maps show the segment’s beginning (green dot), end (checkered dot), and a particular location along the route (blue dot). Each blue dot appears at a mile marker. By indexing into the segment name with the mile number, you get a letter, spelling out the cluephrase IKEA WAY STOUGHTON. The segment overlapping with Ikea Way in Stoughton, Massachusetts is called BE OF GOOD CHEER.
Location | Segment name | Segment ID | Mile marker | Indexed letter |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ringvaart (Sloten>Halfweg) | 1280081 | 2 | I |
Hong Kong | HKPeakClimb | 631238 | 2 | K |
El Paso, TX / Juárez, Mexico | P. Negro - X | 8392311 | 3 | E |
American Samoa | Samoa Along The Coast Road | 11431110 | 16 | A |
Utqiaġvik (Barrow), AK | Pt Barrow to Barrow | 7110306 | 8 | W |
Istanbul, Turkey | Sarayburnu Sprint | 6435760 | 2 | A |
Bangkok, Thailand | Sky Lane 1 Lap | 11065617 | 3 | Y |
Erie, PA | Presque Isle TT | 750826 | 4 | S |
Mount Rogers, VA | Whitetop MTN full | 3664453 | 4 | T |
Hampton Bays, NY | Quogue to Hampton Diner | 2231293 | 3 | O |
Minuteman Bike Trail, MA | Minuteman: Arlington-Lexington (short) | 755654 | 4 | U |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Garcia - Leblon | 7675624 | 1 | G |
Portland, OR | Thompson FULL CLIMB from 25th ave. | 6744281 | 2 | H |
Florida Keys | Highway 1 Sprint | 3791460 | 14 | T |
Dubai, UAE | Down the Palm | 3676274 | 2 | O |
Baghdad, Iraq | Green Zone Baghdad | 10449475 | 5 | N |