feat: taller route tiles (h-46), labels overlay above route line for more place names, renamed auto routes become custom (rename clears auto_detected + startup backfill)

backend/app/api/routes.py

@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ async def update_route(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Route not found")
     if body.name is not None and body.name.strip():
         route.name = body.name.strip()
+        # A user-given name makes this a custom route (moves it out of the
+        # auto-detected group on the routes page).
+        route.auto_detected = False
     if body.sport_type is not None:
         route.sport_type = body.sport_type
     await db.commit()

backend/app/main.py

@@ -189,6 +189,20 @@ async def init_db():
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"avg_speed_ms fix skipped: {e}")
 
+    # An auto-detected route the user has renamed should count as a custom route.
+    # Auto names are generated as "<Sport> route <DD Mon YYYY>"; any auto_detected
+    # route whose name no longer matches that pattern has been renamed → mark it
+    # custom so it groups with user-named routes.
+    try:
+        async with engine.begin() as conn:
+            await conn.execute(text(
+                "UPDATE named_routes SET auto_detected = false "
+                "WHERE auto_detected = true "
+                "AND name !~ '^.+ route [0-9]{1,2} [A-Za-z]{3} [0-9]{4}$'"
+            ))
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"route auto_detected backfill skipped: {e}")
+
     # Seed admin user (only if password is configured)
     if not settings.admin_password:
         print("ADMIN_PASSWORD not set - skipping admin user seed")

frontend/src/components/ui/RouteTileMap.jsx

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 import L from 'leaflet'
 import { sportColor } from '../../utils/format'
 
-// Voyager raster tiles — same street style used on the activity map.
-const TILE_URL = 'https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/rastertiles/voyager/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png'
+// Voyager raster tiles — same street style used on the activity map. We split
+// the basemap (no labels) from a labels-only overlay so place names can be drawn
+// *above* the route line instead of being hidden underneath it.
+const BASE_URL = 'https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/rastertiles/voyager_nolabels/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png'
+const LABELS_URL = 'https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/rastertiles/voyager_only_labels/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png'
 
 function decodePolyline(encoded) {
   if (!encoded) return []
@@ -38,7 +41,12 @@ export default function RouteTileMap({ polyline, sportType, className = '' }) {
       zoomSnap: 0,
     })
     mapRef.current = map
-    L.tileLayer(TILE_URL, { maxZoom: 19 }).addTo(map)
+    L.tileLayer(BASE_URL, { maxZoom: 19 }).addTo(map)
+    // A dedicated high-z pane keeps the labels overlay on top of the route line.
+    map.createPane('labels')
+    map.getPane('labels').style.zIndex = 650
+    map.getPane('labels').style.pointerEvents = 'none'
+    L.tileLayer(LABELS_URL, { maxZoom: 19, pane: 'labels' }).addTo(map)
     return () => { map.remove(); mapRef.current = null }
   }, [])
 

frontend/src/pages/RoutesPage.jsx

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export default function RoutesPage() {
               isSelected ? '' : 'bg-gray-900 border-gray-800 hover:border-gray-600'
             }`}>
             <RouteTileMap polyline={route.reference_polyline} sportType={route.sport_type}
-              className="w-full h-36 rounded-lg overflow-hidden" />
+              className="w-full h-[11.5rem] rounded-lg overflow-hidden" />
             <p className="text-xs font-medium text-white mt-2 truncate">{route.name}</p>
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between mt-0.5 gap-1">
               <span className="text-xs text-gray-500">{formatDistance(route.distance_m, unit)}</span>