diff --git a/apps/journal/app/routes/api.v1.routes.test.ts b/apps/journal/app/routes/api.v1.routes.test.ts
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+++ b/apps/journal/app/routes/api.v1.routes.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+const mockUser = { id: "user-1", email: "test@test.com", username: "test", domain: "localhost", displayName: null, bio: null, createdAt: new Date() };
+const mockGetAuthenticatedUser = vi.fn();
+const mockListRoutes = vi.fn();
+const mockCreateRoute = vi.fn();
+const mockGetRouteWithVersions = vi.fn();
+const mockDeleteRoute = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("~/lib/db", () => ({ getDb: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("~/lib/auth.server", () => ({ getSessionUser: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("~/lib/oauth.server", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("~/lib/oauth.server")>();
+  return { ...actual, getAuthenticatedUser: mockGetAuthenticatedUser };
+});
+vi.mock("~/lib/routes.server", () => ({
+  listRoutes: mockListRoutes,
+  createRoute: mockCreateRoute,
+  getRouteWithVersions: mockGetRouteWithVersions,
+  updateRoute: vi.fn(),
+  deleteRoute: mockDeleteRoute,
+}));
+
+function authRequest(path: string, init?: RequestInit) {
+  return new Request(`http://localhost:3000${path}`, {
+    ...init,
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: "Bearer valid-token",
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      ...(init?.headers as Record<string, string> ?? {}),
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  mockGetAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue(mockUser);
+});
+
+describe("GET /api/v1/routes", () => {
+  it("returns paginated routes", async () => {
+    const now = new Date();
+    mockListRoutes.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        id: "r1", name: "Tour", description: "", distance: 42000,
+        elevationGain: 340, elevationLoss: 320, routingProfile: "fastbike",
+        dayBreaks: [], geojson: null, ownerId: "user-1", gpx: null,
+        tags: null, plannerState: null, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const { loader } = await import("./api.v1.routes._index.ts");
+    const resp = await loader({ request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes"), params: {}, context: {} }) as Response;
+    const data = await resp.json();
+
+    expect(data.routes).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(data.routes[0].id).toBe("r1");
+    expect(data.nextCursor).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns 401 without auth", async () => {
+    mockGetAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    const { loader } = await import("./api.v1.routes._index.ts");
+
+    try {
+      await loader({ request: new Request("http://localhost:3000/api/v1/routes"), params: {}, context: {} });
+      expect.fail("should throw");
+    } catch (err) {
+      expect(err).toBeInstanceOf(Response);
+      expect((err as Response).status).toBe(401);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /api/v1/routes", () => {
+  it("creates a route with valid body", async () => {
+    mockCreateRoute.mockResolvedValue("new-id");
+    const { action } = await import("./api.v1.routes._index.ts");
+
+    const resp = await action({
+      request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ name: "New Route" }),
+      }),
+      params: {}, context: {},
+    }) as Response;
+
+    expect(resp.status).toBe(201);
+    const data = await resp.json();
+    expect(data.id).toBe("new-id");
+  });
+
+  it("returns 400 on validation error", async () => {
+    const { action } = await import("./api.v1.routes._index.ts");
+    const resp = await action({
+      request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ name: "" }),
+      }),
+      params: {}, context: {},
+    }) as Response;
+
+    expect(resp.status).toBe(400);
+    const data = await resp.json();
+    expect(data.code).toBe("VALIDATION_ERROR");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("GET /api/v1/routes/:id", () => {
+  it("returns route detail", async () => {
+    const now = new Date();
+    mockGetRouteWithVersions.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "r1", name: "Tour", description: "", distance: 42000,
+      elevationGain: 340, elevationLoss: 320, routingProfile: "fastbike",
+      dayBreaks: [], gpx: "<gpx/>", ownerId: "user-1",
+      tags: null, plannerState: null, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now,
+      versions: [{ id: "v1", routeId: "r1", version: 1, gpx: "<gpx/>", createdBy: "user-1", changeDescription: null, createdAt: now }],
+    });
+
+    const { loader } = await import("./api.v1.routes.$id.ts");
+    const resp = await loader({
+      request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes/r1"),
+      params: { id: "r1" }, context: {},
+    }) as Response;
+
+    const data = await resp.json();
+    expect(data.id).toBe("r1");
+    expect(data.gpx).toBe("<gpx/>");
+    expect(data.versions).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("returns 404 for missing route", async () => {
+    mockGetRouteWithVersions.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    const { loader } = await import("./api.v1.routes.$id.ts");
+    const resp = await loader({
+      request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes/missing"),
+      params: { id: "missing" }, context: {},
+    }) as Response;
+
+    expect(resp.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("DELETE /api/v1/routes/:id", () => {
+  it("returns 204 on success", async () => {
+    mockDeleteRoute.mockResolvedValue(true);
+    const { action } = await import("./api.v1.routes.$id.ts");
+    const resp = await action({
+      request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes/r1", { method: "DELETE" }),
+      params: { id: "r1" }, context: {},
+    }) as Response;
+
+    expect(resp.status).toBe(204);
+  });
+
+  it("returns 404 if not found", async () => {
+    mockDeleteRoute.mockResolvedValue(false);
+    const { action } = await import("./api.v1.routes.$id.ts");
+    const resp = await action({
+      request: authRequest("/api/v1/routes/missing", { method: "DELETE" }),
+      params: { id: "missing" }, context: {},
+    }) as Response;
+
+    expect(resp.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/journal/vitest.config.ts b/apps/journal/vitest.config.ts
index 8a07b14..558bad0 100644
--- a/apps/journal/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/apps/journal/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-export { default } from "../../vitest.shared.ts";
+import { defineConfig, mergeConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import shared from "../../vitest.shared.ts";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+export default mergeConfig(shared, defineConfig({
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      "~": resolve(import.meta.dirname, "app"),
+    },
+  },
+}));