diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0177882..caaba18a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "homepage",
-	"version": "1.79.1",
+	"version": "1.80.0",
 	"private": true,
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/hikes/TagTypeahead.svelte b/src/lib/components/hikes/ChipTypeahead.svelte
similarity index 56%
rename from src/lib/components/hikes/TagTypeahead.svelte
rename to src/lib/components/hikes/ChipTypeahead.svelte
index a605e3fb..4bf12644 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/hikes/TagTypeahead.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/hikes/ChipTypeahead.svelte
@@ -1,42 +1,63 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	// Tag selection by typeahead — same interaction as the recipe TagFilter:
-	// a text field that opens a dropdown of matching tags, with the picked
-	// tags shown below as removable chips. Themed with the semantic variables
-	// (the recipe original hardcodes Nord values) so it fits the filter panel
-	// in both colour schemes.
+	// Typeahead chip selector — a text field that opens a dropdown of matching
+	// options, with the picked ones shown below as removable chips. Generic over
+	// the value: used for free-text tags (with a leading "#") and for cantons
+	// (with the coat-of-arms emblem rendered before the name). Themed with the
+	// semantic variables so it fits the filter panel in both colour schemes.
 	import type { SvelteSet } from 'svelte/reactivity';
 	import X from '@lucide/svelte/icons/x';
 
 	interface Props {
-		/** All selectable tags, in display order (frequency-sorted upstream). */
-		tags: string[];
-		/** Currently-selected tags. Mutated via {@link onToggle}. */
+		/** All selectable values, in display order. */
+		options: string[];
+		/** Currently-selected values. Mutated via {@link onToggle}. */
 		selected: SvelteSet<string>;
-		onToggle: (tag: string) => void;
+		onToggle: (value: string) => void;
+		placeholder?: string;
+		/** Prefix each value with a "#" (tag style). */
+		hash?: boolean;
+		/** Optional icon URL rendered before each value (e.g. canton emblem). */
+		iconFor?: (value: string) => string | undefined;
+		/** Display label for a value (defaults to the value itself). */
+		labelFor?: (value: string) => string;
 	}
 
-	const { tags, selected, onToggle }: Props = $props();
+	const {
+		options,
+		selected,
+		onToggle,
+		placeholder = 'Eingeben oder auswählen…',
+		hash = false,
+		iconFor,
+		labelFor = (v) => v
+	}: Props = $props();
+
+	// Unique per instance — two of these live in the panel at once (tags +
+	// cantons), so a shared id would be a duplicate.
+	const dropdownId = `tt-dd-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 9)}`;
 
 	let inputValue = $state('');
 	let open = $state(false);
 	let wrapper = $state<HTMLElement>();
 	let inputEl = $state<HTMLInputElement>();
 
-	const unselected = $derived(tags.filter((t) => !selected.has(t)));
+	const unselected = $derived(options.filter((v) => !selected.has(v)));
 
-	const filtered = $derived(
-		inputValue.trim() === ''
-			? unselected
-			: unselected.filter((t) => t.toLowerCase().includes(inputValue.trim().toLowerCase()))
-	);
+	const filtered = $derived.by(() => {
+		const q = inputValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+		if (q === '') return unselected;
+		return unselected.filter(
+			(v) => labelFor(v).toLowerCase().includes(q) || v.toLowerCase().includes(q)
+		);
+	});
 
-	// Selected tags kept in the canonical display order rather than click order.
-	const selectedList = $derived(tags.filter((t) => selected.has(t)));
+	// Selected values kept in the canonical display order rather than click order.
+	const selectedList = $derived(options.filter((v) => selected.has(v)));
 
-	function pick(tag: string) {
-		onToggle(tag);
+	function pick(value: string) {
+		onToggle(value);
 		inputValue = '';
-		// Keep the field focused so several tags can be added in a row.
+		// Keep the field focused so several can be added in a row.
 		inputEl?.focus();
 		open = true;
 	}
@@ -44,8 +65,10 @@
 	function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
 		if (e.key === 'Enter') {
 			e.preventDefault();
-			const value = inputValue.trim().toLowerCase();
-			const match = filtered.find((t) => t.toLowerCase() === value) ?? filtered[0];
+			const q = inputValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+			const match =
+				filtered.find((v) => labelFor(v).toLowerCase() === q || v.toLowerCase() === q) ??
+				filtered[0];
 			if (match) pick(match);
 		} else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
 			if (inputValue) {
@@ -74,18 +97,21 @@
 			bind:value={inputValue}
 			onfocus={() => (open = true)}
 			onkeydown={onKey}
-			placeholder="Schlagwort eingeben oder auswählen…"
+			{placeholder}
 			autocomplete="off"
 			role="combobox"
 			aria-expanded={open}
-			aria-controls="tt-dropdown"
+			aria-controls={dropdownId}
 		/>
 
 		{#if open && filtered.length > 0}
-			<div class="tt-dropdown" id="tt-dropdown">
-				{#each filtered as tag (tag)}
-					<button type="button" class="tt-option" onclick={() => pick(tag)}>
-						<span class="tt-hash" aria-hidden="true">#</span>{tag}
+			<div class="tt-dropdown" id={dropdownId}>
+				{#each filtered as value (value)}
+					{@const icon = iconFor?.(value)}
+					<button type="button" class="tt-option" onclick={() => pick(value)}>
+						{#if icon}<img class="tt-emblem" src={icon} alt="" aria-hidden="true" />{/if}
+						{#if hash}<span class="tt-hash" aria-hidden="true">#</span>{/if}
+						{labelFor(value)}
 					</button>
 				{/each}
 			</div>
@@ -94,14 +120,17 @@
 
 	{#if selectedList.length > 0}
 		<div class="tt-selected">
-			{#each selectedList as tag (tag)}
+			{#each selectedList as value (value)}
+				{@const icon = iconFor?.(value)}
 				<button
 					type="button"
 					class="tt-chip"
-					onclick={() => onToggle(tag)}
-					aria-label="{tag} entfernen"
+					onclick={() => onToggle(value)}
+					aria-label={`${labelFor(value)} entfernen`}
 				>
-					<span class="tt-hash" aria-hidden="true">#</span>{tag}
+					{#if icon}<img class="tt-emblem" src={icon} alt="" aria-hidden="true" />{/if}
+					{#if hash}<span class="tt-hash" aria-hidden="true">#</span>{/if}
+					{labelFor(value)}
 					<X size={13} strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden="true" />
 				</button>
 			{/each}
@@ -161,6 +190,9 @@
 	}
 
 	.tt-option {
+		display: inline-flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 0.3rem;
 		appearance: none;
 		font: inherit;
 		font-size: 0.8rem;
@@ -189,7 +221,7 @@
 	.tt-chip {
 		display: inline-flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		gap: 0.25rem;
+		gap: 0.3rem;
 		appearance: none;
 		font: inherit;
 		font-size: 0.8rem;
@@ -212,6 +244,15 @@
 		opacity: 0.85;
 	}
 
+	/* Canton coat-of-arms — tall shield, kept proportional in a fixed slot. */
+	.tt-emblem {
+		width: 13px;
+		height: 16px;
+		object-fit: contain;
+		flex: 0 0 auto;
+		filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.18));
+	}
+
 	.tt-hash {
 		opacity: 0.6;
 		font-weight: 600;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesFilterBar.svelte b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesFilterBar.svelte
index 16297f55..1e315483 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesFilterBar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesFilterBar.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 	import ChevronDown from '@lucide/svelte/icons/chevron-down';
 	import X from '@lucide/svelte/icons/x';
 	import RangeSlider from './RangeSlider.svelte';
-	import TagTypeahead from './TagTypeahead.svelte';
+	import ChipTypeahead from './ChipTypeahead.svelte';
+	import Toggle from '$lib/components/Toggle.svelte';
+	import { resolveHikeArea, type HikeArea } from '$lib/hikes/hikeArea';
 	import {
 		hikeFilterBounds,
 		DISTANCE_STEP,
@@ -25,7 +27,12 @@
 		maxLossM: number;
 		difficulties: SvelteSet<Difficulty>;
 		regions: SvelteSet<string>;
+		/** Namespaced area values — canton (CH) or country (abroad). See
+		 * {@link resolveHikeArea}. */
+		areas: SvelteSet<string>;
 		tags: SvelteSet<string>;
+		/** Show only hikes whose recommended season covers the current month. */
+		inSeasonOnly: boolean;
 	};
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -66,6 +73,22 @@
 		return out.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
 	});
 
+	// Geographic areas present in the data: a Swiss hike contributes its canton,
+	// a hike abroad its country. Deduped by namespaced value; cantons listed
+	// first (alphabetical), then countries (alphabetical).
+	const areaList = $derived.by(() => {
+		const map = new Map<string, HikeArea>();
+		for (const h of hikes) {
+			const a = resolveHikeArea(h.canton, h.country);
+			if (a && !map.has(a.value)) map.set(a.value, a);
+		}
+		return [...map.values()].sort((a, b) =>
+			a.kind === b.kind ? a.label.localeCompare(b.label) : a.kind === 'canton' ? -1 : 1
+		);
+	});
+	const areaValues = $derived(areaList.map((a) => a.value));
+	const areaByValue = $derived(new Map(areaList.map((a) => [a.value, a])));
+
 	// Tags sorted by usage frequency (most-used first), alphabetical for
 	// ties. Frequency ordering surfaces broadly-applicable filters like
 	// "winter" or "easy" at the head of the list, where they're most
@@ -114,10 +137,12 @@
 
 	// Active filters, flattened into removable chips for the collapsed bar.
 	// A range counts as "active" only when narrowed below its data ceiling.
-	type Chip = { key: string; label: string; clear: () => void };
+	type Chip = { key: string; label: string; icon?: string; clear: () => void };
 	const chips = $derived.by<Chip[]>(() => {
 		const out: Chip[] = [];
 		const { distance, duration, gain, loss } = bounds;
+		if (filter.inSeasonOnly)
+			out.push({ key: 'season', label: 'In Saison', clear: () => (filter.inSeasonOnly = false) });
 		if (filter.minDistanceKm > distance.min || filter.maxDistanceKm < distance.max)
 			out.push({
 				key: 'dist',
@@ -159,6 +184,15 @@
 				out.push({ key: `d-${d}`, label: d, clear: () => filter.difficulties.delete(d) });
 		for (const r of filter.regions)
 			out.push({ key: `r-${r}`, label: r, clear: () => filter.regions.delete(r) });
+		for (const value of filter.areas) {
+			const a = areaByValue.get(value);
+			out.push({
+				key: `a-${value}`,
+				label: a?.label ?? value,
+				icon: a?.iconUrl,
+				clear: () => filter.areas.delete(value)
+			});
+		}
 		for (const t of filter.tags)
 			out.push({ key: `t-${t}`, label: `#${t}`, clear: () => filter.tags.delete(t) });
 		return out;
@@ -176,6 +210,11 @@
 		else filter.regions.add(r);
 	}
 
+	function toggleArea(value: string) {
+		if (filter.areas.has(value)) filter.areas.delete(value);
+		else filter.areas.add(value);
+	}
+
 	function toggleTag(t: string) {
 		if (filter.tags.has(t)) filter.tags.delete(t);
 		else filter.tags.add(t);
@@ -192,7 +231,9 @@
 		filter.maxLossM = bounds.loss.max;
 		filter.difficulties.clear();
 		filter.regions.clear();
+		filter.areas.clear();
 		filter.tags.clear();
+		filter.inSeasonOnly = false;
 	}
 
 	// Light-dismiss: close the panel on outside click or Escape. Only wired
@@ -229,7 +270,8 @@
 		<div class="active-chips" aria-label="Aktive Filter">
 			{#each chips as chip (chip.key)}
 				<button type="button" class="chip" onclick={chip.clear}>
-					<span class="chip-label">{chip.label}</span>
+					{#if chip.icon}<img class="chip-emblem" src={chip.icon} alt="" aria-hidden="true" />{/if}<span
+							class="chip-label">{chip.label}</span>
 					<X size={13} strokeWidth={2} aria-label="entfernen" />
 				</button>
 			{/each}
@@ -253,6 +295,12 @@
 
 	{#if open}
 		<div id="filter-panel" class="panel" transition:slide={{ duration: 200 }}>
+			<div class="season-row">
+				<Toggle bind:checked={filter.inSeasonOnly} label="Nur Touren in der aktuellen Saison" />
+			</div>
+
+			<hr class="divider" />
+
 			<div class="ranges">
 				<RangeSlider
 					label="Distanz"
@@ -328,10 +376,30 @@
 				</fieldset>
 			{/if}
 
+			{#if areaList.length > 0}
+				<fieldset>
+					<legend>Kanton / Land</legend>
+					<ChipTypeahead
+						options={areaValues}
+						selected={filter.areas}
+						onToggle={toggleArea}
+						placeholder="Kanton oder Land eingeben oder auswählen…"
+						iconFor={(value) => areaByValue.get(value)?.iconUrl}
+						labelFor={(value) => areaByValue.get(value)?.label ?? value}
+					/>
+				</fieldset>
+			{/if}
+
 			{#if tags.length > 0}
 				<fieldset>
 					<legend>Schlagwörter</legend>
-					<TagTypeahead {tags} selected={filter.tags} onToggle={toggleTag} />
+					<ChipTypeahead
+						options={tags}
+						selected={filter.tags}
+						onToggle={toggleTag}
+						hash
+						placeholder="Schlagwort eingeben oder auswählen…"
+					/>
 				</fieldset>
 			{/if}
 
@@ -428,6 +496,15 @@
 		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 	}
 
+	/* Canton coat-of-arms inside an active-filter chip. */
+	.chip-emblem {
+		width: 12px;
+		height: 15px;
+		object-fit: contain;
+		flex: 0 0 auto;
+		filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.18));
+	}
+
 	.clear-all {
 		appearance: none;
 		background: transparent;
diff --git a/src/lib/data/countries.ts b/src/lib/data/countries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaa4e27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/data/countries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Country lookup for hikes outside Switzerland. `resolveCountry(name)` takes
+ * an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (what the build-time geocoder emits) or a
+ * free-form country name (any common language) and resolves it to a stable
+ * record with the code, a German display name, and the flag SVG URL.
+ *
+ * The flags live in `static/countries/<code>.svg` (lowercase ISO code).
+ * Swiss hikes are grouped by canton instead — see `resolveHikeArea`.
+ */
+
+export type Country = {
+	/** ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, uppercase (e.g. 'DE'). */
+	code: string;
+	/** German display name. */
+	name: string;
+	/** Absolute URL of the flag SVG. */
+	flagUrl: string;
+};
+
+// [code, German name, ...alternate names / spellings the geocoder may return].
+const COUNTRY_TABLE: ReadonlyArray<readonly [string, string, ...string[]]> = [
+	['CH', 'Schweiz', 'Switzerland', 'Suisse', 'Svizzera', 'Svizra'],
+	['DE', 'Deutschland', 'Germany', 'Allemagne', 'Germania'],
+	['IT', 'Italien', 'Italy', 'Italia', 'Italie'],
+	['AT', 'Österreich', 'Austria', 'Autriche', 'Oesterreich'],
+	['FR', 'Frankreich', 'France', 'Francia'],
+	['LI', 'Liechtenstein']
+];
+
+function normalise(s: string): string {
+	return s
+		.normalize('NFD')
+		.replace(/[̀-ͯ]/g, '')
+		.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, ' ')
+		.trim()
+		.toLowerCase();
+}
+
+const BY_NAME = new Map<string, Country>();
+for (const [code, name, ...alts] of COUNTRY_TABLE) {
+	const country: Country = { code, name, flagUrl: `/countries/${code.toLowerCase()}.svg` };
+	BY_NAME.set(normalise(name), country);
+	BY_NAME.set(normalise(code), country);
+	for (const alt of alts) BY_NAME.set(normalise(alt), country);
+}
+
+/** Resolve an ISO code or free-form country name to a Country, or null if
+ * unknown (only the prepared Alpine-region countries are listed). */
+export function resolveCountry(name: string | null | undefined): Country | null {
+	if (!name) return null;
+	return BY_NAME.get(normalise(name)) ?? null;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/hikes/hikeArea.ts b/src/lib/hikes/hikeArea.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfcc15c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/hikes/hikeArea.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { resolveCanton } from '$lib/data/cantons';
+import { resolveCountry } from '$lib/data/countries';
+
+/**
+ * Geographic grouping for a hike, abstracted over the border: a Swiss hike is
+ * grouped by its canton (with the coat-of-arms), a hike abroad by its country
+ * (with the flag). Canton wins when present, so existing Swiss manifest
+ * entries keep working even before the build adds a `country`.
+ */
+export type HikeArea = {
+	/** Namespaced so canton and country codes can't collide in a filter set. */
+	value: string;
+	label: string;
+	iconUrl: string;
+	kind: 'canton' | 'country';
+};
+
+export function resolveHikeArea(
+	canton: string | null | undefined,
+	country: string | null | undefined
+): HikeArea | null {
+	const c = resolveCanton(canton);
+	if (c) return { value: `canton:${c.code}`, label: c.name, iconUrl: c.emblemUrl, kind: 'canton' };
+	const k = resolveCountry(country);
+	if (k) return { value: `country:${k.code}`, label: k.name, iconUrl: k.flagUrl, kind: 'country' };
+	return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/hikes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/hikes/+page.svelte
index 180f94da..717f386e 100644
--- a/src/routes/hikes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/hikes/+page.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,17 @@
 	import Seo from '$lib/components/Seo.svelte';
 	import { HIKES_OVERVIEW } from '$lib/data/hikes.generated';
 	import { hikeFilterBounds } from '$lib/hikes/filterBounds';
+	import { resolveHikeArea } from '$lib/hikes/hikeArea';
 	import type { Difficulty } from '$types/hikes';
+
+	// True when the current month falls inside the hike's recommended season
+	// window. Windows can wrap the new year (start > end, e.g. 11–3 for winter);
+	// a missing/invalid window counts as year-round (always in season).
+	function isInSeason(start: number | null | undefined, end: number | null | undefined, month: number): boolean {
+		if (start == null || end == null) return true;
+		if (start < 1 || start > 12 || end < 1 || end > 12) return true;
+		return start <= end ? month >= start && month <= end : month >= start || month <= end;
+	}
 	import type { PageProps } from './$types';
 
 	const { data }: PageProps = $props();
@@ -62,7 +72,9 @@
 		maxLossM: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
 		difficulties: new SvelteSet<Difficulty>(),
 		regions: new SvelteSet<string>(),
-		tags: new SvelteSet<string>()
+		areas: new SvelteSet<string>(),
+		tags: new SvelteSet<string>(),
+		inSeasonOnly: false
 	});
 
 	// Tag deep-link: arrival from a detail-page tag chip (`/hikes?tag=winter`)
@@ -121,6 +133,7 @@
 
 	const visible = $derived.by(() => {
 		const out = [];
+		const currentMonth = new Date().getMonth() + 1;
 		for (const h of data.hikes) {
 			if (h.distanceKm < filter.minDistanceKm || h.distanceKm > filter.maxDistanceKm) continue;
 			const dur = h.durationMin ?? 0;
@@ -129,6 +142,11 @@
 			if (h.elevationLossM < filter.minLossM || h.elevationLossM > filter.maxLossM) continue;
 			if (filter.difficulties.size > 0 && !filter.difficulties.has(h.difficulty)) continue;
 			if (filter.regions.size > 0 && (!h.region || !filter.regions.has(h.region))) continue;
+			if (filter.areas.size > 0) {
+				const area = resolveHikeArea(h.canton, h.country);
+				if (!area || !filter.areas.has(area.value)) continue;
+			}
+			if (filter.inSeasonOnly && !isInSeason(h.seasonStart, h.seasonEnd, currentMonth)) continue;
 			// Multi-tag = OR (a hike matching ANY selected tag is shown). AND
 			// would shrink the listing to ~zero quickly given how few tags
 			// most hikes have; OR matches how detail-page chips feel like
diff --git a/src/types/hikes.ts b/src/types/hikes.ts
index 0fc745b6..e93ae240 100644
--- a/src/types/hikes.ts
+++ b/src/types/hikes.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ export type HikeManifestEntry = {
 	region: string | null;
 	canton: string | null;
 	municipality: string | null;
+	/** ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. 'CH', 'DE'), detected at build
+	 * time from the centroid. Swiss hikes are grouped by `canton`; hikes
+	 * abroad fall back to this. Optional so pre-existing manifest entries
+	 * (built before the field existed) still type-check. */
+	country?: string | null;
 
 	// Recommended hiking-season window, 1-12 (Jan-Dec). When start > end the
 	// window wraps the new year (e.g. 11–3 for a winter route). Absent /
diff --git a/static/countries/at.svg b/static/countries/at.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25617409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/countries/at.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 3 2"><rect width="3" height="2" fill="#ed2939"/><rect width="3" height="0.6667" y="0.6667" fill="#fff"/></svg>
diff --git a/static/countries/ch.svg b/static/countries/ch.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3568b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/countries/ch.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><rect width="32" height="32" fill="#d52b1e"/><rect x="13" y="6" width="6" height="20" fill="#fff"/><rect x="6" y="13" width="20" height="6" fill="#fff"/></svg>
diff --git a/static/countries/de.svg b/static/countries/de.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bdb25aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/countries/de.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 5 3"><rect width="5" height="3" fill="#ffce00"/><rect width="5" height="2" fill="#d00"/><rect width="5" height="1" fill="#000"/></svg>
diff --git a/static/countries/fr.svg b/static/countries/fr.svg
new file mode 100644
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+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 3 2"><rect width="3" height="2" fill="#ef4135"/><rect width="2" height="2" fill="#fff"/><rect width="1" height="2" fill="#0055a4"/></svg>
diff --git a/static/countries/it.svg b/static/countries/it.svg
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+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 3 2"><rect width="3" height="2" fill="#ce2b37"/><rect width="2" height="2" fill="#fff"/><rect width="1" height="2" fill="#009246"/></svg>