diff --git a/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.test.tsx b/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.test.tsx
index c0d8b43..9ae069c 100644
--- a/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @vitest-environment jsdom
 import { describe, it, expect, afterEach } from "vitest";
-import { render, cleanup } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { render, cleanup, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { WeeklyDistanceChart } from "./WeeklyDistanceChart.tsx";
 
 afterEach(cleanup);
@@ -14,17 +14,28 @@ describe("WeeklyDistanceChart", () => {
     expect(container.firstChild).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("renders one bar per week, including zero weeks (contiguous axis)", () => {
-    const { container } = render(<WeeklyDistanceChart weeks={weeks([1000, 0, 2000, 0])} />);
-    const bars = container.querySelectorAll("div[style]");
-    expect(bars).toHaveLength(4);
+  it("renders the chart with a bar only for non-zero weeks", () => {
+    const { container } = render(<WeeklyDistanceChart weeks={weeks([5000, 0, 2500, 0])} />);
+    expect(container.querySelector("svg")).not.toBeNull();
+    // bars only for the two non-zero weeks; empty weeks keep their slot via the track rect
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll("[data-week-bar]")).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
-  it("normalizes bar heights to the busiest week", () => {
-    const { container } = render(<WeeklyDistanceChart weeks={weeks([5000, 10000, 2500])} />);
-    const heights = [...container.querySelectorAll("div[style]")].map(
-      (b) => (b as HTMLElement).style.height,
-    );
-    expect(heights).toEqual(["50%", "100%", "25%"]);
+  it("tops the y-scale at the busiest week", () => {
+    const { getByText } = render(<WeeklyDistanceChart weeks={weeks([5000, 10000, 2500])} />);
+    // peak gridline label = 10 km (>= 10 → integer)
+    expect(getByText("10 km")).toBeTruthy();
+    // half gridline
+    expect(getByText("5.0 km")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("shows a hover readout with the week's distance", () => {
+    // max 8 km → axis labels are 8.0 / 4.0 / 0 km; "3.0 km" is unique to the
+    // readout for week 0, so it only appears once that week is hovered.
+    const { container, queryByText } = render(<WeeklyDistanceChart weeks={weeks([3000, 8000])} />);
+    expect(queryByText("3.0 km")).toBeNull();
+    const hit = container.querySelectorAll("rect[fill='transparent']")[0]!;
+    fireEvent.mouseEnter(hit);
+    expect(queryByText("3.0 km")).not.toBeNull();
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.tsx b/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.tsx
index a81385a..cfeec61 100644
--- a/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.tsx
+++ b/apps/journal/app/components/WeeklyDistanceChart.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { formatDistanceKm } from "~/lib/stats";
 
@@ -6,11 +7,25 @@ export interface WeeklyDistanceBucket {
   distance: number;
 }
 
+// SVG layout (user units; rendered responsive via viewBox).
+const W = 480;
+const H = 132;
+const PAD = { top: 10, right: 6, bottom: 18, left: 36 };
+const PLOT_W = W - PAD.left - PAD.right;
+const PLOT_H = H - PAD.top - PAD.bottom;
+const BASE_Y = PAD.top + PLOT_H;
+
+function axisLabel(km: number): string {
+  if (km <= 0) return "0";
+  return km < 10 ? `${km.toFixed(1)} km` : `${Math.round(km)} km`;
+}
+
 /**
- * Compact weekly-distance bar chart for the profile (last N weeks, oldest →
- * newest). Bars are normalized to the busiest week; empty weeks keep their slot
- * as a zero-height bar so the axis stays contiguous. Renders nothing when there
- * is no distance in the window.
+ * Weekly-distance bar chart for the profile (last N weeks, oldest → newest).
+ * Gridlines + a y-scale topped at the busiest week, faint per-week tracks so
+ * the 12-week axis is always visible (empty weeks read as gaps, not nothing),
+ * and a hover readout naming the week + its distance. Hidden when there is no
+ * distance in the window.
  */
 export function WeeklyDistanceChart({
   weeks,
@@ -19,22 +34,102 @@ export function WeeklyDistanceChart({
   weeks: WeeklyDistanceBucket[];
   className?: string;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation("journal");
-  const max = weeks.reduce((m, w) => Math.max(m, w.distance), 0);
-  if (max <= 0) return null;
+  const { t, i18n } = useTranslation("journal");
+  const [hover, setHover] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  const maxM = weeks.reduce((m, w) => Math.max(m, w.distance), 0);
+  if (maxM <= 0) return null;
+
+  const maxKm = maxM / 1000;
+  const n = weeks.length;
+  const colW = PLOT_W / n;
+  const barW = colW * 0.6;
+  const x = (i: number) => PAD.left + i * colW + (colW - barW) / 2;
+  const yFor = (m: number) => BASE_Y - (m / maxM) * PLOT_H;
+
+  const fmtWeek = (iso: string) =>
+    new Date(`${iso}T00:00:00`).toLocaleDateString(i18n.language, { month: "short", day: "numeric" });
+
+  const gridFracs = [0, 0.5, 1];
+  const active = hover != null ? weeks[hover] : null;
+  const first = weeks[0];
+  const last = weeks[n - 1];
+  const firstLabel = first ? fmtWeek(first.weekStart) : "";
+  const lastLabel = last ? fmtWeek(last.weekStart) : "";
 
   return (
     <div className={className}>
-      <p className="mb-1 text-xs text-gray-500">{t("profileStats.weeklyDistance")}</p>
-      <div className="flex h-16 items-end gap-1" role="img" aria-label={t("profileStats.weeklyDistance")}>
-        {weeks.map((w) => (
-          <div
-            key={w.weekStart}
-            className="flex-1 rounded-t bg-blue-500/70"
-            style={{ height: `${(w.distance / max) * 100}%` }}
-            title={formatDistanceKm(w.distance)}
-          />
-        ))}
+      <div className="mb-1 flex items-baseline justify-between text-xs text-gray-500">
+        <span>{t("profileStats.weeklyDistance")}</span>
+        {active && (
+          <span className="tabular-nums text-gray-700">
+            {t("profileStats.weekOf", { date: fmtWeek(active.weekStart) })} ·{" "}
+            <span className="font-semibold">{formatDistanceKm(active.distance)}</span>
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <svg
+        viewBox={`0 0 ${W} ${H}`}
+        className="h-28 w-full"
+        role="img"
+        aria-label={t("profileStats.weeklyDistance")}
+        onMouseLeave={() => setHover(null)}
+      >
+        {/* gridlines + y-axis labels (0 · half · peak) */}
+        {gridFracs.map((f) => {
+          const yy = BASE_Y - f * PLOT_H;
+          return (
+            <g key={f}>
+              <line x1={PAD.left} y1={yy} x2={W - PAD.right} y2={yy} stroke="#e5e7eb" strokeWidth="1" />
+              <text x={PAD.left - 5} y={yy + 3} textAnchor="end" fontSize="9" fill="#9ca3af">
+                {axisLabel(maxKm * f)}
+              </text>
+            </g>
+          );
+        })}
+        {weeks.map((w, i) => {
+          const isActive = hover === i;
+          return (
+            <g key={w.weekStart}>
+              {/* faint week-slot track so empty weeks stay visible */}
+              <rect
+                x={x(i)}
+                y={PAD.top}
+                width={barW}
+                height={PLOT_H}
+                rx="1.5"
+                fill={isActive ? "#dbeafe" : "#f3f4f6"}
+              />
+              {/* distance bar */}
+              {w.distance > 0 && (
+                <rect
+                  data-week-bar
+                  x={x(i)}
+                  y={yFor(w.distance)}
+                  width={barW}
+                  height={BASE_Y - yFor(w.distance)}
+                  rx="1.5"
+                  fill={isActive ? "#1d4ed8" : "#3b82f6"}
+                />
+              )}
+              {/* full-height hover hit area */}
+              <rect
+                x={PAD.left + i * colW}
+                y={PAD.top}
+                width={colW}
+                height={PLOT_H}
+                fill="transparent"
+                onMouseEnter={() => setHover(i)}
+              >
+                <title>{`${fmtWeek(w.weekStart)} · ${formatDistanceKm(w.distance)}`}</title>
+              </rect>
+            </g>
+          );
+        })}
+      </svg>
+      <div className="flex justify-between px-px text-[10px] text-gray-400">
+        <span>{firstLabel}</span>
+        <span>{lastLabel}</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/de.ts b/packages/i18n/src/locales/de.ts
index edc4a05..f2200fd 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ export default {
       time: "Zeit",
       last4Weeks: "{{count}} in den letzten 4 Wochen",
       weeklyDistance: "Wochendistanz (letzte 12 Wochen)",
+      weekOf: "Woche vom {{date}}",
     },
     settings: {
       title: "Einstellungen",
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.ts b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.ts
index aec464b..16d3eb5 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ export default {
       time: "Time",
       last4Weeks: "{{count}} in the last 4 weeks",
       weeklyDistance: "Weekly distance (last 12 weeks)",
+      weekOf: "Week of {{date}}",
     },
     settings: {
       title: "Settings",