diff --git a/backend/static/js/pages/routes.js b/backend/static/js/pages/routes.js
index 82c0423..f08a87a 100644
--- a/backend/static/js/pages/routes.js
+++ b/backend/static/js/pages/routes.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ window.Page_routes = (() => {
   let _sortBy     = 'newest';
   let _onlyMine   = false;
 
+  // Mini-Karten auf den Route-Cards
+  let _miniMaps      = new Map(); // routeId → L.map
+  let _leafletReady  = false;
+
   const DIFFICULTY_LABEL = { leicht: '🟢 Leicht', mittel: '🟡 Mittel', anspruchsvoll: '🔴 Anspruchsvoll' };
   const TERRAIN_LABEL    = { wald: '🌲 Wald', asphalt: '🛣️ Asphalt', wiese: '🌿 Wiese', mix: '🔀 Mix' };
   const HUNDE_LABEL      = { eingeschränkt: '🐾', gut: '🐾🐾', sehr_gut: '🐾🐾🐾', premium: '🐾🐾🐾🐾' };
@@ -37,10 +41,26 @@ window.Page_routes = (() => {
     _container = container;
     _appState  = appState;
     _render();
+    _loadLeaflet(); // fire & forget — bereit wenn Cards gerendert werden
     try { _userPos = await API.getLocation(); } catch {}
     _loadData();
   }
 
+  async function _loadLeaflet() {
+    if (_leafletReady || window.L) { _leafletReady = true; return; }
+    if (!document.querySelector('link[href="/css/leaflet.css"]')) {
+      const l = document.createElement('link');
+      l.rel = 'stylesheet'; l.href = '/css/leaflet.css';
+      document.head.appendChild(l);
+    }
+    await new Promise((res, rej) => {
+      const s = document.createElement('script');
+      s.src = '/js/leaflet.js'; s.onload = res; s.onerror = rej;
+      document.head.appendChild(s);
+    });
+    _leafletReady = true;
+  }
+
   function refresh() { _loadData(); }
   function onDogChange() {}
 
@@ -205,7 +225,12 @@ window.Page_routes = (() => {
       }
       return;
     }
+    // Alte Mini-Maps zerstören bevor DOM neu geschrieben wird
+    _miniMaps.forEach(m => m.remove());
+    _miniMaps.clear();
+
     grid.innerHTML = _filtered.map(r => _cardHTML(r)).join('');
+    _initMiniMaps();
     grid.querySelectorAll('.rk-card').forEach(card => {
       card.addEventListener('click', e => {
         if (e.target.closest('.rk-stars,.rk-dl-btn')) return;
@@ -236,16 +261,16 @@ window.Page_routes = (() => {
     const paws      = HUNDE_LABEL[r.hunde_tauglichkeit] || '';
     const dist      = r.distanz_km ? `${r.distanz_km.toFixed(1)} km` : '';
     const dur       = r.dauer_min  ? _fmtDur(r.dauer_min) : '';
-    const preview   = _svgPreview(r.preview_track || []);
     const firstPhoto = (r.foto_urls || [])[0];
+    const previewContent = firstPhoto
+      ? `<img src="${_esc(firstPhoto)}" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover">`
+      : `<div class="rk-mini-map" data-id="${r.id}"
+              data-track='${JSON.stringify(r.preview_track||[])}'
+              style="width:100%;height:100%"></div>`;
 
     return `
       <div class="rk-card" data-id="${r.id}">
-        <div class="rk-card-preview">
-          ${firstPhoto
-            ? `<img src="${_esc(firstPhoto)}" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover">`
-            : preview}
-        </div>
+        <div class="rk-card-preview">${previewContent}</div>
         <div class="rk-card-body">
           <div class="rk-card-name">${_esc(r.name)}</div>
           <div class="rk-card-stats">
@@ -263,7 +288,7 @@ window.Page_routes = (() => {
           <div class="rk-card-footer">
             <div class="rk-stars">${_starsHTML(r.id, r.bewertung||0, r.anz_bewertungen||0)}</div>
             <div class="rk-card-actions">
-              <span class="rk-card-author">von ${_esc(r.user_name||'Anonym')}</span>
+              <span class="rk-card-author">${_esc(r.user_name||'Anonym')}</span>
               <button class="rk-dl-btn" data-id="${r.id}">⬇ GPX</button>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -279,7 +304,51 @@ window.Page_routes = (() => {
   }
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------
-  // SVG-Vorschau
+  // Mini-Karten (OSM-Tiles via Leaflet, lazy per IntersectionObserver)
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------
+  function _initMiniMaps() {
+    const init = () => {
+      const obs = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+        entries.forEach(entry => {
+          if (!entry.isIntersecting) return;
+          obs.unobserve(entry.target);
+          _buildMiniMap(entry.target);
+        });
+      }, { rootMargin: '150px' });
+      document.querySelectorAll('.rk-mini-map').forEach(el => obs.observe(el));
+    };
+
+    if (window.L) { init(); return; }
+    // Leaflet noch am Laden — kurz pollen
+    let tries = 0;
+    const poll = setInterval(() => {
+      if (window.L || ++tries > 30) { clearInterval(poll); if (window.L) init(); }
+    }, 100);
+  }
+
+  function _buildMiniMap(el) {
+    const track = JSON.parse(el.dataset.track || '[]');
+    const routeId = parseInt(el.dataset.id);
+    if (track.length < 2) {
+      el.innerHTML = '<div class="rk-preview-empty">🗺️</div>';
+      return;
+    }
+    const lls = track.map(p => [p.lat, p.lon]);
+    const m = L.map(el, {
+      zoomControl: false, attributionControl: false,
+      dragging: false, touchZoom: false, scrollWheelZoom: false,
+      doubleClickZoom: false, keyboard: false, boxZoom: false,
+    });
+    L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { maxZoom: 17 }).addTo(m);
+    const poly = L.polyline(lls, { color: '#C4843A', weight: 3, opacity: 0.9 }).addTo(m);
+    L.circleMarker(lls[0],      { radius: 5, color: '#22C55E', fillColor: '#22C55E', fillOpacity: 1, weight: 1.5 }).addTo(m);
+    L.circleMarker(lls.at(-1),  { radius: 5, color: '#EF4444', fillColor: '#EF4444', fillOpacity: 1, weight: 1.5 }).addTo(m);
+    m.fitBounds(poly.getBounds(), { padding: [8, 8] });
+    _miniMaps.set(routeId, m);
+  }
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------
+  // SVG-Vorschau (Fallback, wird nicht mehr direkt genutzt)
   // ----------------------------------------------------------
   function _svgPreview(track) {
     if (!track || track.length < 2)