diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 0f19908..e426277 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 	--logo-wash-2: #96d6c6;
 	--logo-text: #56555a;
 	--map-icon-filter: none;
+	--cat-0: #2a78d6;
+	--cat-1: #eb6834;
+	--cat-2: #1baf7a;
+	--cat-3: #eda100;
+	--cat-4: #e87ba4;
+	--cat-5: #008300;
+	--cat-6: #4a3aa7;
+	--cat-7: #e34948;
 }
 
 /* dark tokens apply when the OS prefers dark (unless the user forced light),
@@ -46,6 +54,14 @@
 		--logo-wash-2: #1e6355;
 		--logo-text: #eef2f0;
 		--map-icon-filter: invert(1) brightness(1.1);
+		--cat-0: #3987e5;
+		--cat-1: #d95926;
+		--cat-2: #199e70;
+		--cat-3: #c98500;
+		--cat-4: #d55181;
+		--cat-5: #008300;
+		--cat-6: #9085e9;
+		--cat-7: #e66767;
 	}
 }
 :root[data-theme='dark'] {
@@ -69,6 +85,14 @@
 	--logo-wash-2: #1e6355;
 	--logo-text: #eef2f0;
 	--map-icon-filter: invert(1) brightness(1.1);
+	--cat-0: #3987e5;
+	--cat-1: #d95926;
+	--cat-2: #199e70;
+	--cat-3: #c98500;
+	--cat-4: #d55181;
+	--cat-5: #008300;
+	--cat-6: #9085e9;
+	--cat-7: #e66767;
 }
 
 * {
diff --git a/src/lib/activity-colors.ts b/src/lib/activity-colors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eea9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/activity-colors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Categorical palette slots (validated for light and dark surfaces).
+// Activity types map to fixed slots so a type keeps its color everywhere.
+
+export const CAT_SLOTS = [
+	{ light: '#2a78d6', dark: '#3987e5' }, // blue
+	{ light: '#eb6834', dark: '#d95926' }, // orange
+	{ light: '#1baf7a', dark: '#199e70' }, // aqua
+	{ light: '#eda100', dark: '#c98500' }, // yellow
+	{ light: '#e87ba4', dark: '#d55181' }, // magenta
+	{ light: '#008300', dark: '#008300' }, // green
+	{ light: '#4a3aa7', dark: '#9085e9' }, // violet
+	{ light: '#e34948', dark: '#e66767' } // red
+];
+
+const TYPE_SLOT: Record<string, number> = {
+	hiking: 0,
+	hike: 0,
+	walk: 0,
+	walking: 0,
+	run: 1,
+	running: 1,
+	'trail run': 1,
+	ride: 2,
+	cycling: 2,
+	bike: 2,
+	biking: 2,
+	'virtual ride': 2,
+	'mountain bike': 2,
+	climb: 3,
+	climbing: 3,
+	'via ferrata': 3,
+	alpinism: 3,
+	ski: 6,
+	'backcountry ski': 6,
+	'nordic ski': 6,
+	snowboard: 6,
+	snowshoe: 6
+};
+
+function hash(s: string): number {
+	let h = 0;
+	for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i++) h = (h * 31 + s.charCodeAt(i)) | 0;
+	return Math.abs(h);
+}
+
+export function typeSlot(type: string): number {
+	const t = type.toLowerCase().trim();
+	return TYPE_SLOT[t] ?? hash(t) % CAT_SLOTS.length;
+}
+
+export function typeColor(type: string): { light: string; dark: string } {
+	return CAT_SLOTS[typeSlot(type)];
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ActivityItem.svelte b/src/lib/components/ActivityItem.svelte
index 9c55b8c..50ea7a7 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ActivityItem.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ActivityItem.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { fmtDate, fmtDistance, fmtDuration, fmtElevation } from '$lib/format';
+	import { typeSlot } from '$lib/activity-colors';
 
 	let {
 		activity
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 <a class="item" href="/activities/{activity.id}">
 	<div class="head">
 		<span class="name">{activity.name}</span>
-		<span class="type">{activity.type}</span>
+		<span class="type" style="--tc: var(--cat-{typeSlot(activity.type)})">{activity.type}</span>
 	</div>
 	<div class="meta">
 		{#if activity.username}
@@ -61,9 +62,9 @@
 	}
 	.type {
 		font-size: 0.75rem;
-		font-weight: 500;
-		color: var(--accent-strong);
-		background: var(--accent-wash);
+		font-weight: 600;
+		color: var(--tc, var(--accent-strong));
+		background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--tc, var(--accent)) 13%, transparent);
 		padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
 		border-radius: 999px;
 		text-transform: capitalize;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Map.svelte b/src/lib/components/Map.svelte
index f0521c2..73a238d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Map.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Map.svelte
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css';
 	import { theme } from '$lib/theme.svelte';
+	import { typeColor } from '$lib/activity-colors';
+	import { fmtDate, fmtDistance } from '$lib/format';
 	import type { FeatureCollection, Point } from 'geojson';
 
 	export interface MapTrack {
 		id?: number;
 		name?: string;
+		username?: string;
+		type?: string;
+		date?: string | null;
+		distance_m?: number;
 		latlngs: [number, number][];
 	}
 	export interface MapPeak {
@@ -115,14 +121,25 @@
 			type: 'geojson',
 			data: {
 				type: 'FeatureCollection',
-				features: tracks.map((track) => ({
-					type: 'Feature',
-					properties: { name: track.name ?? '' },
-					geometry: {
-						type: 'LineString',
-						coordinates: track.latlngs.map(([lat, lon]) => [lon, lat])
-					}
-				}))
+				features: tracks.map((track) => {
+					const color = typeColor(track.type ?? 'outdoor');
+					return {
+						type: 'Feature' as const,
+						properties: {
+							id: track.id ?? null,
+							name: track.name ?? '',
+							username: track.username ?? '',
+							type: track.type ?? '',
+							date: track.date ?? '',
+							distance_m: track.distance_m ?? 0,
+							color: dark ? color.dark : color.light
+						},
+						geometry: {
+							type: 'LineString' as const,
+							coordinates: track.latlngs.map(([lat, lon]) => [lon, lat])
+						}
+					};
+				})
 			}
 		});
 		map.addLayer({
@@ -137,7 +154,15 @@
 			type: 'line',
 			source: 'tracks',
 			layout: { 'line-join': 'round', 'line-cap': 'round' },
-			paint: { 'line-color': dark ? '#3987e5' : '#2a78d6', 'line-width': 2.5 }
+			paint: { 'line-color': ['get', 'color'], 'line-width': 2.5 }
+		});
+		// invisible wide line so thin routes are easy to click
+		map.addLayer({
+			id: 'tracks-hit',
+			type: 'line',
+			source: 'tracks',
+			layout: { 'line-join': 'round', 'line-cap': 'round' },
+			paint: { 'line-color': '#000', 'line-width': 16, 'line-opacity': 0.001 }
 		});
 
 		// peaks as native layers - scales to thousands of points
@@ -231,6 +256,53 @@
 				popup.remove();
 			});
 
+			// track interaction: click a route for an info pane
+			const trackPane = new maplibre.Popup({
+				closeButton: true,
+				closeOnClick: true,
+				offset: 10,
+				maxWidth: '280px',
+				className: 'track-pane'
+			});
+			map.on('click', 'tracks-hit', (e) => {
+				if (!map) return;
+				// a click on a peak wins over the route underneath
+				if (map.queryRenderedFeatures(e.point, { layers: ['peaks-circles'] }).length > 0) return;
+				const feature = e.features?.[0];
+				if (!feature) return;
+				const p = feature.properties;
+
+				const pane = document.createElement('div');
+				const title = document.createElement('strong');
+				title.textContent = p.name || 'Activity';
+				pane.appendChild(title);
+				const meta = document.createElement('div');
+				meta.className = 'tp-meta';
+				meta.textContent = [
+					p.username || null,
+					p.date ? fmtDate(p.date) : null,
+					p.distance_m ? fmtDistance(p.distance_m) : null,
+					p.type || null
+				]
+					.filter(Boolean)
+					.join(' · ');
+				pane.appendChild(meta);
+				if (p.id) {
+					const link = document.createElement('a');
+					link.href = `/activities/${p.id}`;
+					link.textContent = 'Open activity →';
+					link.className = 'tp-link';
+					pane.appendChild(link);
+				}
+				trackPane.setLngLat(e.lngLat).setDOMContent(pane).addTo(map);
+			});
+			map.on('mouseenter', 'tracks-hit', () => {
+				if (map) map.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
+			});
+			map.on('mouseleave', 'tracks-hit', () => {
+				if (map) map.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
+			});
+
 			if (onviewport) {
 				const report = () => {
 					if (!map) return;
@@ -313,4 +385,37 @@
 		border-top-color: var(--surface-1);
 		border-bottom-color: var(--surface-1);
 	}
+	:global(.maplibregl-popup.track-pane .maplibregl-popup-content) {
+		background: var(--surface-1);
+		color: var(--text-primary);
+		border: 1px solid var(--border);
+		border-radius: 0.6rem;
+		padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
+		font-size: 0.88rem;
+		box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+	}
+	:global(.maplibregl-popup.track-pane .maplibregl-popup-tip) {
+		border-top-color: var(--surface-1);
+		border-bottom-color: var(--surface-1);
+	}
+	:global(.maplibregl-popup.track-pane .maplibregl-popup-close-button) {
+		color: var(--text-muted);
+		font-size: 1.1rem;
+		padding: 0 0.35rem;
+	}
+	:global(.track-pane .tp-meta) {
+		color: var(--text-secondary);
+		font-size: 0.8rem;
+		margin: 0.15rem 0 0.4rem;
+		text-transform: capitalize;
+	}
+	:global(.track-pane .tp-link) {
+		color: var(--accent-strong);
+		font-weight: 600;
+		text-decoration: none;
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+	}
+	:global(.track-pane .tp-link:hover) {
+		text-decoration: underline;
+	}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
index a824108..f6ba458 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
@@ -5,17 +5,33 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = ({ locals }) => {
 	// every user's tracks, thinned for the overview map
 	const rows = db
 		.prepare(
-			`SELECT a.id, a.name, a.points, u.username
+			`SELECT a.id, a.name, a.type, a.date, a.distance_m, a.points, u.username
 			 FROM activities a JOIN users u ON u.id = a.user_id`
 		)
-		.all() as { id: number; name: string; points: string; username: string }[];
+		.all() as {
+		id: number;
+		name: string;
+		type: string;
+		date: string | null;
+		distance_m: number;
+		points: string;
+		username: string;
+	}[];
 	const tracks = rows.map((row) => {
 		const points = JSON.parse(row.points) as { lat: number; lon: number }[];
 		const step = Math.max(1, Math.floor(points.length / 300));
 		const latlngs = points
 			.filter((_, i) => i % step === 0 || i === points.length - 1)
 			.map((p) => [p.lat, p.lon] as [number, number]);
-		return { id: row.id, name: `${row.name} · ${row.username}`, latlngs };
+		return {
+			id: row.id,
+			name: row.name,
+			username: row.username,
+			type: row.type,
+			date: row.date,
+			distance_m: row.distance_m,
+			latlngs
+		};
 	});
 
 	const user = locals.user;
diff --git a/src/routes/activities/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/activities/+page.server.ts
index 869cb70..9f0bffb 100644
--- a/src/routes/activities/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/activities/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
-import { listActivities } from '$lib/server/db';
+import { db, listActivities } from '$lib/server/db';
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
 
 export const load: PageServerLoad = ({ locals }) => {
 	const activities = listActivities(locals.user!.id);
+
+	const years = db
+		.prepare(
+			`SELECT substr(coalesce(date, substr(created_at, 1, 10)), 1, 4) year,
+			        count(*) count,
+			        sum(distance_m) distance_m,
+			        sum(elev_gain_m) elev_gain_m,
+			        sum(coalesce(moving_s, duration_s, 0)) moving_s
+			 FROM activities WHERE user_id = ?
+			 GROUP BY year ORDER BY year DESC`
+		)
+		.all(locals.user!.id) as {
+		year: string;
+		count: number;
+		distance_m: number;
+		elev_gain_m: number;
+		moving_s: number;
+	}[];
+
 	return {
 		activities,
+		years,
 		totals: {
 			count: activities.length,
 			distance_m: activities.reduce((sum, a) => sum + a.distance_m, 0),
diff --git a/src/routes/activities/+page.svelte b/src/routes/activities/+page.svelte
index 61d3caa..ba1e5ac 100644
--- a/src/routes/activities/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/activities/+page.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,34 @@
 		<StatTile label="Total ascent" value={fmtElevation(data.totals.elev_gain_m)} />
 		<StatTile label="Moving time" value={fmtDuration(data.totals.moving_s)} />
 	</div>
+
+	{#if data.years.length > 1}
+		<h2>Per year</h2>
+		<div class="card year-table-wrap">
+			<table class="year-table">
+				<thead>
+					<tr>
+						<th>Year</th>
+						<th>Activities</th>
+						<th>Distance</th>
+						<th>Ascent</th>
+						<th>Moving time</th>
+					</tr>
+				</thead>
+				<tbody>
+					{#each data.years as y (y.year)}
+						<tr>
+							<td>{y.year}</td>
+							<td>{y.count}</td>
+							<td>{fmtDistance(y.distance_m)}</td>
+							<td>{fmtElevation(y.elev_gain_m)} ↑</td>
+							<td>{fmtDuration(y.moving_s)}</td>
+						</tr>
+					{/each}
+				</tbody>
+			</table>
+		</div>
+	{/if}
 {/if}
 
 {#if data.activities.length === 0}
@@ -43,6 +71,33 @@
 		gap: 0.75rem;
 		margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
 	}
+	.year-table-wrap {
+		margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+		overflow-x: auto;
+	}
+	.year-table {
+		width: 100%;
+		border-collapse: collapse;
+		font-size: 0.88rem;
+	}
+	.year-table th {
+		text-align: left;
+		font-weight: 500;
+		font-size: 0.78rem;
+		color: var(--text-muted);
+		padding: 0.6rem 1rem 0.35rem;
+		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+	}
+	.year-table td {
+		padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+	}
+	.year-table tbody tr:not(:last-child) td {
+		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+	}
+	.year-table td:first-child {
+		font-weight: 600;
+	}
 	.list :global(.item:not(:last-child)) {
 		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
 	}
diff --git a/src/routes/activities/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/activities/[id]/+page.svelte
index 77c6645..7e34af1 100644
--- a/src/routes/activities/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/activities/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@
 {/if}
 
 <h2>Map</h2>
-<Map tracks={[{ id: a.id, name: a.name, latlngs: data.latlngs }]} peaks={data.bagged} height="440px" />
+<Map
+	tracks={[{ name: a.name, type: a.type, latlngs: data.latlngs }]}
+	peaks={data.bagged}
+	height="440px"
+/>
 
 {#if data.profile.length > 1}
 	<h2>Elevation profile</h2>