diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6ca8d3b..2f4e61c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "homepage",
-	"version": "1.78.0",
+	"version": "1.79.0",
 	"private": true,
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeImage.svelte b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeImage.svelte
index 88116aa1..27ac014b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeImage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeImage.svelte
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@
 <style>
 	.hike-image {
 		position: relative;
-		margin: 2rem 0;
+		/* Cap the width so that in the single-column (mobile/tablet) layout the
+		 * photo doesn't blow up to the full content width on wider screens.
+		 * On the desktop two-column layout the prose column is already narrower
+		 * than this, so it stays full-bleed-in-column there. Centered via
+		 * auto inline margins. */
+		max-width: 680px;
+		margin: 2rem auto;
 		border-radius: var(--radius-card);
 		overflow: hidden;
 		background: #14181f;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeMap.svelte b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeMap.svelte
index d2f860b9..50bd2b50 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeMap.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikeMap.svelte
@@ -223,10 +223,14 @@
 				(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--red').trim() ||
 					'#bf616a');
 
+			// Non-interactive: hover is driven by the whole-map `mousemove`
+			// handler below (snap-to-nearest), so the line itself needn't grab
+			// the pointer cursor or events.
 			const polyline = L.polyline(latLngs, {
 				color: trailColor,
 				weight: 4,
-				opacity: 0.95
+				opacity: 0.95,
+				interactive: false
 			}).addTo(map);
 
 			L.circleMarker(latLngs[0], {
@@ -373,7 +377,6 @@
 			// before the pin actually hits the edge.
 			const stopHoverEffect = $effect.root(() => {
 				$effect(() => {
-					if (hover.source === 'map') return;
 					if (hover.index === null || hover.index < 0 || hover.index >= latLngs.length) {
 						hoverMarker.remove();
 						return;
@@ -381,6 +384,9 @@
 					const ll = latLngs[hover.index];
 					hoverMarker.setLatLng(ll);
 					hoverMarker.addTo(map);
+					// Only auto-pan for cursors driven from elsewhere (chart /
+					// scroll tracker). A map-sourced hover means the user is
+					// already pointing here, so panning would fight them.
 					if (hover.source === 'chart' || hover.source === 'scroll') {
 						const inner = map.getBounds().pad(-0.12);
 						if (!inner.contains(ll)) {
@@ -435,23 +441,44 @@
 				});
 			});
 
-			// Polyline hover → write to store.
-			polyline.on('mousemove', (e: { latlng: { lat: number; lng: number } }) => {
+			// Elevation tracking: rather than requiring the pointer to be exactly
+			// on the thin trail, snap the chart cursor to the nearest track point
+			// whenever the mouse is anywhere within HOVER_SNAP_PX of the route.
+			// The track is cached in layer-point (pixel) space so each pointer
+			// move is just cheap distance maths; the cache is rebuilt on zoom/
+			// move (layer points are pan-invariant, but rebuilding on moveend
+			// keeps it correct regardless of how the view changed).
+			const HOVER_SNAP_PX = 70;
+			let projected: { x: number; y: number }[] = [];
+			function reproject() {
+				projected = latLngs.map((ll) => map.latLngToLayerPoint(ll));
+			}
+			reproject();
+			map.on('zoomend moveend', reproject);
+
+			map.on('mousemove', (e: { layerPoint: { x: number; y: number } }) => {
+				if (projected.length === 0) return;
+				const { x, y } = e.layerPoint;
 				let bestIdx = 0;
 				let bestSq = Infinity;
-				const { lat, lng } = e.latlng;
-				for (let i = 0; i < latLngs.length; i++) {
-					const dLat = latLngs[i][0] - lat;
-					const dLng = latLngs[i][1] - lng;
-					const sq = dLat * dLat + dLng * dLng;
+				for (let i = 0; i < projected.length; i++) {
+					const dx = projected[i].x - x;
+					const dy = projected[i].y - y;
+					const sq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
 					if (sq < bestSq) {
 						bestSq = sq;
 						bestIdx = i;
 					}
 				}
-				setHover(bestIdx, 'map');
+				if (bestSq <= HOVER_SNAP_PX * HOVER_SNAP_PX) {
+					setHover(bestIdx, 'map');
+				} else if (hover.source === 'map') {
+					clearHover();
+				}
+			});
+			map.on('mouseout', () => {
+				if (hover.source === 'map') clearHover();
 			});
-			polyline.on('mouseout', () => clearHover());
 
 			// User location (opt-in).
 			let userMarker: ReturnType<typeof L.circleMarker> | null = null;
@@ -799,7 +826,10 @@
 	:global(.hike-hover-pin) {
 		background: transparent !important;
 		border: 0 !important;
-		color: var(--color-primary);
+		/* Nord red — deliberately off the primary palette so the cursor pin
+		 * reads as a distinct "you are here" marker against the blue-ish
+		 * trail / UI accents. `currentColor` drives the SVG fill. */
+		color: var(--red);
 		filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 3px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.25));
 		pointer-events: none;
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikePhotoStrip.svelte b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikePhotoStrip.svelte
index 290da468..40214f1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikePhotoStrip.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikePhotoStrip.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
 	import type { HikeTrackPoint, ImagePoint } from '$types/hikes';
 	import { focused, setFocused } from './focusedImageStore.svelte';
 	import MapPin from '@lucide/svelte/icons/map-pin';
 	import Lock from '@lucide/svelte/icons/lock';
 	import ChevronLeft from '@lucide/svelte/icons/chevron-left';
 	import ChevronRight from '@lucide/svelte/icons/chevron-right';
+	import Expand from '@lucide/svelte/icons/expand';
+	import X from '@lucide/svelte/icons/x';
 
 	interface Props {
 		images: ImagePoint[];
@@ -29,9 +32,58 @@
 		return m === 0 ? `${h} h` : `${h} h ${m} min`;
 	}
 
-	const cardEls: Array<HTMLButtonElement | null> = $state([]);
+	const cardEls: Array<HTMLElement | null> = $state([]);
 	let scrollEl = $state<HTMLDivElement | undefined>(undefined);
 
+	// Fullscreen lightbox. Independent of `focused` (which drives the map),
+	// but opening / navigating also syncs `focused` so the map + strip follow
+	// whatever is being viewed full-screen.
+	let lightboxIndex = $state<number | null>(null);
+	const lightboxOpen = $derived(lightboxIndex !== null);
+	let closeBtn = $state<HTMLButtonElement | undefined>(undefined);
+
+	function openLightbox(i: number): void {
+		lightboxIndex = i;
+		setFocused(i, 'strip');
+	}
+
+	function closeLightbox(): void {
+		lightboxIndex = null;
+	}
+
+	function lightboxStep(dir: -1 | 1): void {
+		if (lightboxIndex === null) return;
+		const n = lightboxIndex + dir;
+		if (n < 0 || n >= images.length) return;
+		lightboxIndex = n;
+		setFocused(n, 'strip');
+	}
+
+	// While open: Esc closes, arrows navigate, body scroll is locked, and focus
+	// moves into the dialog. Keyed on `lightboxOpen` (not the index) so stepping
+	// between images doesn't re-run the setup or steal focus back to close.
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (!lightboxOpen) return;
+		closeBtn?.focus();
+		const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+			if (e.key === 'Escape') closeLightbox();
+			else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+				e.preventDefault();
+				lightboxStep(-1);
+			} else if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') {
+				e.preventDefault();
+				lightboxStep(1);
+			}
+		};
+		window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+		const prevOverflow = document.body.style.overflow;
+		document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+		return () => {
+			window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+			document.body.style.overflow = prevOverflow;
+		};
+	});
+
 	// Recenter the active card horizontally inside the strip on focus change.
 	// We scroll only the strip's own X axis — `scrollIntoView` would also
 	// pull the page Y to bring the strip into the viewport, which is not
@@ -122,31 +174,40 @@
 						? formatElapsed(ip.timestamp - startTimestamp)
 						: null}
 				{@const active = focused.index === i}
-				<button
-					type="button"
-					class="card"
-					class:active
-					class:private={ip.visibility === 'private'}
-					bind:this={cardEls[i]}
-					onclick={() => onCardClick(i)}
-					aria-label={`Foto ${i + 1} von ${images.length}${elapsed ? `, nach ${elapsed}` : ''}`}
-					role="option"
-					aria-selected={active}
-				>
-					<img src={ip.thumbnail} alt={ip.alt} loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
-					<div class="overlay">
-						{#if elapsed}
-							<span class="chip-elapsed">nach {elapsed}</span>
+				<div class="card-wrap" class:active bind:this={cardEls[i]}>
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						class="card"
+						class:private={ip.visibility === 'private'}
+						onclick={() => onCardClick(i)}
+						aria-label={`Foto ${i + 1} von ${images.length}${elapsed ? `, nach ${elapsed}` : ''}`}
+						role="option"
+						aria-selected={active}
+					>
+						<img src={ip.thumbnail} alt={ip.alt} loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
+						<div class="overlay">
+							{#if elapsed}
+								<span class="chip-elapsed">nach {elapsed}</span>
+							{/if}
+							<span class="chip-index">{i + 1}/{images.length}</span>
+						</div>
+						{#if ip.visibility === 'private'}
+							<span class="badge-private" aria-label="Privat">
+								<Lock size={11} strokeWidth={2.25} aria-hidden="true" />
+								privat
+							</span>
 						{/if}
-						<span class="chip-index">{i + 1}/{images.length}</span>
-					</div>
-					{#if ip.visibility === 'private'}
-						<span class="badge-private" aria-label="Privat">
-							<Lock size={11} strokeWidth={2.25} aria-hidden="true" />
-							privat
-						</span>
-					{/if}
-				</button>
+					</button>
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						class="expand"
+						aria-label={`Foto ${i + 1} im Vollbild öffnen`}
+						title="Vollbild"
+						onclick={() => openLightbox(i)}
+					>
+						<Expand size={15} strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden="true" />
+					</button>
+				</div>
 			{/each}
 			</div>
 
@@ -161,6 +222,52 @@
 			</button>
 		</div>
 	</section>
+
+	{#if lightboxIndex !== null}
+		{@const ip = images[lightboxIndex]}
+		{@const elapsed =
+			ip.timestamp != null && startTimestamp != null
+				? formatElapsed(ip.timestamp - startTimestamp)
+				: null}
+		<div
+			class="lightbox"
+			role="dialog"
+			aria-modal="true"
+			aria-label={`Foto ${lightboxIndex + 1} von ${images.length}`}
+			transition:fade={{ duration: 150 }}
+		>
+			<button class="lb-backdrop" aria-label="Schließen" onclick={closeLightbox}></button>
+
+			<button
+				class="lb-btn lb-close"
+				aria-label="Schließen"
+				bind:this={closeBtn}
+				onclick={closeLightbox}
+			>
+				<X size={22} strokeWidth={2} aria-hidden="true" />
+			</button>
+
+			{#if lightboxIndex > 0}
+				<button class="lb-btn lb-prev" aria-label="Vorheriges Bild" onclick={() => lightboxStep(-1)}>
+					<ChevronLeft size={26} strokeWidth={2.25} aria-hidden="true" />
+				</button>
+			{/if}
+			{#if lightboxIndex < images.length - 1}
+				<button class="lb-btn lb-next" aria-label="Nächstes Bild" onclick={() => lightboxStep(1)}>
+					<ChevronRight size={26} strokeWidth={2.25} aria-hidden="true" />
+				</button>
+			{/if}
+
+			<figure class="lb-figure">
+				<img src={ip.src} alt={ip.alt} />
+				<figcaption class="lb-caption">
+					<span class="lb-count">{lightboxIndex + 1} / {images.length}</span>
+					{#if elapsed}<span class="lb-elapsed">nach {elapsed}</span>{/if}
+					{#if ip.alt}<span class="lb-alt">{ip.alt}</span>{/if}
+				</figcaption>
+			</figure>
+		</div>
+	{/if}
 {/if}
 
 <style>
@@ -228,27 +335,46 @@
 		border-radius: var(--radius-md);
 	}
 
-	.card {
+	/* The wrapper is the flex item: it carries the size, scroll-snap and the
+	 * lift/scale transform. The card button and the expand button live inside
+	 * it as siblings (a button can't be nested in a button). */
+	.card-wrap {
 		position: relative;
 		flex: 0 0 auto;
 		width: 232px;
+		scroll-snap-align: center;
+		border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+		transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+		transition: transform 220ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
+	}
+
+	.card-wrap:hover,
+	.card-wrap:focus-within {
+		transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.02);
+	}
+
+	/* Active card stands out via a much heavier, tinted drop shadow rather
+	 * than dimming everything else — keeps every photo legible. */
+	.card-wrap.active {
+		transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.05);
+	}
+
+	.card {
+		position: relative;
+		display: block;
+		width: 100%;
 		padding: 0;
 		border: 0;
 		background: var(--color-surface);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
 		overflow: hidden;
 		cursor: pointer;
-		scroll-snap-align: center;
 		box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
-		transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
-		transition:
-			transform 220ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
-			box-shadow 220ms ease;
+		transition: box-shadow 220ms ease;
 	}
 
-	.card:hover,
-	.card:focus-visible {
-		transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.02);
+	.card-wrap:hover .card,
+	.card-wrap:focus-within .card {
 		box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
 	}
 
@@ -257,19 +383,72 @@
 		outline-offset: 2px;
 	}
 
-	/* Active card stands out via a much heavier, tinted drop shadow rather
-	 * than dimming everything else — keeps every photo legible. */
-	.card.active {
-		transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.05);
+	.card-wrap.active .card {
 		box-shadow:
 			0 18px 32px -8px color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 55%, transparent),
 			0 6px 14px -6px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.25);
 	}
 
+	/* Fullscreen trigger — a circular badge in the top-right of each card.
+	 * Hidden until the card is hovered/focused/active (always shown on touch
+	 * devices, which have no hover). */
+	.expand {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 0.5rem;
+		right: 0.5rem;
+		z-index: 3;
+		display: grid;
+		place-items: center;
+		width: 30px;
+		height: 30px;
+		padding: 0;
+		border: 0;
+		border-radius: 50%;
+		background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.5);
+		color: #fff;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		opacity: 0;
+		transform: scale(0.85);
+		backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+		-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+		transition:
+			opacity var(--transition-fast),
+			transform var(--transition-fast),
+			background var(--transition-fast);
+	}
+
+	.card-wrap:hover .expand,
+	.card-wrap:focus-within .expand,
+	.card-wrap.active .expand {
+		opacity: 1;
+		transform: scale(1);
+	}
+
+	.expand:hover {
+		background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.72);
+		transform: scale(1.1);
+	}
+
+	.expand:focus-visible {
+		outline: 2px solid #fff;
+		outline-offset: 2px;
+		opacity: 1;
+		transform: scale(1);
+	}
+
+	@media (hover: none) {
+		.expand {
+			opacity: 1;
+			transform: scale(1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	.card img {
 		display: block;
 		width: 100%;
-		aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
+		/* 3:2 — a touch shorter than the old 4:3 so the strip sits compactly
+		 * above the stats row without dominating the page. */
+		aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
 		object-fit: cover;
 		background: var(--color-bg-elevated);
 	}
@@ -367,7 +546,7 @@
 	}
 
 	@media (max-width: 560px) {
-		.card {
+		.card-wrap {
 			width: 180px;
 		}
 
@@ -386,11 +565,153 @@
 	}
 
 	@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+		.card-wrap,
 		.card,
 		.strip-scroll,
-		.chev {
+		.chev,
+		.expand {
 			transition: none;
 			scroll-behavior: auto;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* ── Fullscreen lightbox ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+	.lightbox {
+		position: fixed;
+		inset: 0;
+		z-index: 9000;
+		display: grid;
+		place-items: center;
+		padding: 1.5rem;
+		background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.92);
+	}
+
+	.lb-backdrop {
+		position: absolute;
+		inset: 0;
+		border: 0;
+		margin: 0;
+		padding: 0;
+		background: transparent;
+		cursor: zoom-out;
+	}
+
+	.lb-figure {
+		position: relative;
+		z-index: 1;
+		margin: 0;
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 0.75rem;
+		max-width: 92vw;
+		max-height: 90vh;
+	}
+
+	.lb-figure img {
+		max-width: 92vw;
+		max-height: 82vh;
+		object-fit: contain;
+		border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+		box-shadow: 0 12px 48px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.55);
+	}
+
+	.lb-caption {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		gap: 0.4rem 0.85rem;
+		max-width: 92vw;
+		color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.88);
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+		text-align: center;
+	}
+
+	.lb-count {
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+		font-weight: 600;
+	}
+
+	.lb-elapsed {
+		color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.7);
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+	}
+
+	.lb-alt {
+		color: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.6);
+		flex-basis: 100%;
+	}
+
+	.lb-btn {
+		position: absolute;
+		z-index: 2;
+		display: grid;
+		place-items: center;
+		width: 46px;
+		height: 46px;
+		padding: 0;
+		border: 0;
+		border-radius: 50%;
+		background: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.12);
+		color: #fff;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
+		-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
+		transition:
+			background var(--transition-fast),
+			transform var(--transition-fast);
+	}
+
+	.lb-btn:hover {
+		background: rgb(255 255 255 / 0.24);
+		transform: scale(1.08);
+	}
+
+	.lb-btn:focus-visible {
+		outline: 2px solid #fff;
+		outline-offset: 2px;
+	}
+
+	.lb-close {
+		top: 1rem;
+		right: 1rem;
+	}
+
+	.lb-prev {
+		left: 1rem;
+		top: 50%;
+		transform: translateY(-50%);
+	}
+
+	.lb-next {
+		right: 1rem;
+		top: 50%;
+		transform: translateY(-50%);
+	}
+
+	.lb-prev:hover,
+	.lb-next:hover {
+		transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.08);
+	}
+
+	@media (max-width: 560px) {
+		.lb-btn {
+			width: 40px;
+			height: 40px;
+		}
+
+		.lb-close {
+			top: 0.6rem;
+			right: 0.6rem;
+		}
+
+		.lb-prev {
+			left: 0.5rem;
+		}
+
+		.lb-next {
+			right: 0.5rem;
+		}
+	}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesOverviewMap.svelte b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesOverviewMap.svelte
index 1b27021e..b0b233a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesOverviewMap.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/hikes/HikesOverviewMap.svelte
@@ -98,10 +98,15 @@
 			const L = await import('leaflet');
 			if (cancelled || !node.isConnected) return;
 
+			// `tolerance` widens the canvas renderer's hit-test radius around
+			// every polyline (hit = weight/2 + tolerance), so a route can be
+			// hovered/clicked from a comfortable margin instead of demanding a
+			// pixel-perfect click on the 4 px line.
 			const map = L.map(node, {
 				attributionControl: true,
 				zoomControl: true,
-				preferCanvas: true
+				preferCanvas: true,
+				renderer: L.canvas({ tolerance: 12 })
 			});
 			// Sensible default centre (mid-Switzerland) while the polyline
 			// layer is built up; `fitBounds` below overrides it once the
diff --git a/src/routes/hikes/[slug]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/hikes/[slug]/+page.svelte
index 4c7b0564..243ffe79 100644
--- a/src/routes/hikes/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/hikes/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@
 		</div>
 	</section>
 
+	{#if track && track.length > 0 && visibleImagePoints.length > 0}
+		<section class="strip-area">
+			<HikePhotoStrip images={visibleImagePoints} {track} />
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+
 	<section class="metrics" aria-label="Tourendaten">
 		{#if hike.icon}
 			<img class="route-icon" src={hike.icon} alt="" aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -445,12 +451,6 @@
 		</section>
 	{/if}
 
-	{#if track && track.length > 0 && visibleImagePoints.length > 0}
-		<section class="strip-area">
-			<HikePhotoStrip images={visibleImagePoints} {track} />
-		</section>
-	{/if}
-
 	<section class="scroll-area">
 		<aside class="trail-col">
 			{#if track && track.length > 0}