diff --git a/db/nodes.go b/db/nodes.go
index 61e50d7..26a40c0 100644
--- a/db/nodes.go
+++ b/db/nodes.go
@@ -186,6 +186,24 @@ func (s *Store) GetNode(ctx context.Context, nodeID uuid.UUID) (*api.Node, error
 	return node, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Store) GetNodesByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []uuid.UUID) (map[uuid.UUID]*api.ResolvedNode, error) {
+	rows, err := s.q.GetNodesByIDs(ctx, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	result := make(map[uuid.UUID]*api.ResolvedNode, len(rows))
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		result[r.ID] = &api.ResolvedNode{
+			ID:        r.ID,
+			Name:      r.Name,
+			PublicKey: hex.EncodeToString(r.PublicKey),
+			Latitude:  r.Latitude,
+			Longitude: r.Longitude,
+		}
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 func (s *Store) GetNodeNeighbors(ctx context.Context, nodeID uuid.UUID) ([]api.NodeNeighbor, error) {
 	rows, err := s.q.GetNodeNeighbors(ctx, nodeID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/db/queries/queries.sql b/db/queries/queries.sql
index 292de5e..7971830 100644
--- a/db/queries/queries.sql
+++ b/db/queries/queries.sql
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ FROM nodes n
 LEFT JOIN transport_scopes ts ON ts.id = n.default_scope_id
 WHERE n.id = $1;
 
+-- name: GetNodesByIDs :many
+SELECT id, public_key, name, latitude, longitude
+FROM nodes
+WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[]);
 
 -- name: ListNodes :many
 SELECT n.id, n.public_key, n.node_type, n.name, n.latitude, n.longitude, n.last_seen,
diff --git a/db/routes.go b/db/routes.go
index 14e7f62..45da773 100644
--- a/db/routes.go
+++ b/db/routes.go
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ func (s *Store) ListKnownRoutes(ctx context.Context, iata string, hopCount int32
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return toKnownRoutes(rows), nil
+	ids := collectNodeIDs(rows)
+	nodes, err := s.GetNodesByIDs(ctx, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return toKnownRoutes(rows, nodes), nil
 }
 
 func (s *Store) SearchKnownRoutes(ctx context.Context, iata, fromHash, toHash string) ([]api.KnownRoute, error) {
@@ -54,9 +59,13 @@ func (s *Store) SearchKnownRoutes(ctx context.Context, iata, fromHash, toHash st
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	ids := collectNodeIDs(rows)
+	nodes, err := s.GetNodesByIDs(ctx, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	items := make([]api.KnownRoute, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, r := range rows {
-		// find positions and slice to the subsequence
 		fromPos, toPos := -1, -1
 		for i, h := range r.HashPrefix {
 			if fromPos == -1 && hex.EncodeToString(h) == fromHash {
@@ -74,7 +83,10 @@ func (s *Store) SearchKnownRoutes(ctx context.Context, iata, fromHash, toHash st
 		hashPrefix := r.HashPrefix[fromPos : toPos+1]
 		hops := make([]api.RouteHop, 0, len(nodeIDs))
 		for i, nodeID := range nodeIDs {
-			hop := api.RouteHop{NodeID: nodeID}
+			hop := api.RouteHop{
+				NodeID: nodeID,
+				Node:   nodes[nodeID],
+			}
 			if i < len(hashPrefix) {
 				hop.HashBytes = hex.EncodeToString(hashPrefix[i])
 			}
@@ -101,7 +113,12 @@ func (s *Store) GetKnownRoutesByNode(ctx context.Context, iata string, nodeID uu
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return toKnownRoutes(rows), nil
+	ids := collectNodeIDs(rows)
+	nodes, err := s.GetNodesByIDs(ctx, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return toKnownRoutes(rows, nodes), nil
 }
 
 func (s *Store) GetCrossIATANeighbors(ctx context.Context, nodeID uuid.UUID, iata string) ([]api.NodeNeighbor, error) {
@@ -249,13 +266,14 @@ func extractFromNode(hops []api.RouteHop, nodeID uuid.UUID) []api.RouteHop {
 	return hops
 }
 
-func toKnownRoutes(rows []sqlc.KnownRoute) []api.KnownRoute {
+func toKnownRoutes(rows []sqlc.KnownRoute, nodes map[uuid.UUID]*api.ResolvedNode) []api.KnownRoute {
 	items := make([]api.KnownRoute, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, r := range rows {
 		hops := make([]api.RouteHop, 0, len(r.NodeIds))
 		for i, nodeID := range r.NodeIds {
 			hop := api.RouteHop{
 				NodeID: nodeID,
+				Node:   nodes[nodeID],
 			}
 			if i < len(r.HashPrefix) {
 				hop.HashBytes = hex.EncodeToString(r.HashPrefix[i])
@@ -274,3 +292,17 @@ func toKnownRoutes(rows []sqlc.KnownRoute) []api.KnownRoute {
 	}
 	return items
 }
+
+func collectNodeIDs(rows []sqlc.KnownRoute) []uuid.UUID {
+	seen := make(map[uuid.UUID]struct{})
+	var ids []uuid.UUID
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		for _, id := range r.NodeIds {
+			if _, ok := seen[id]; !ok {
+				seen[id] = struct{}{}
+				ids = append(ids, id)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ids
+}
diff --git a/db/sqlc/queries.sql.go b/db/sqlc/queries.sql.go
index 2185dc5..3360aa0 100644
--- a/db/sqlc/queries.sql.go
+++ b/db/sqlc/queries.sql.go
@@ -513,6 +513,46 @@ func (q *Queries) GetNodeNeighbors(ctx context.Context, nodeID uuid.UUID) ([]Get
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+const getNodesByIDs = `-- name: GetNodesByIDs :many
+SELECT id, public_key, name, latitude, longitude
+FROM nodes
+WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
+`
+
+type GetNodesByIDsRow struct {
+	ID        uuid.UUID `json:"id"`
+	PublicKey []byte    `json:"public_key"`
+	Name      *string   `json:"name"`
+	Latitude  *float64  `json:"latitude"`
+	Longitude *float64  `json:"longitude"`
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) GetNodesByIDs(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 []uuid.UUID) ([]GetNodesByIDsRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, getNodesByIDs, dollar_1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	items := []GetNodesByIDsRow{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i GetNodesByIDsRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.ID,
+			&i.PublicKey,
+			&i.Name,
+			&i.Latitude,
+			&i.Longitude,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const getObserverBrokers = `-- name: GetObserverBrokers :many
 SELECT broker_name, last_seen, last_packet_at
 FROM observer_brokers
diff --git a/internal/api/reader.go b/internal/api/reader.go
index 2c8e795..3e214a5 100644
--- a/internal/api/reader.go
+++ b/internal/api/reader.go
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ type Reader interface {
 	// GetNode returns full detail for a single node by UUID.
 	// Returns nil, pgx.ErrNoRows if the node is not found.
 	GetNode(ctx context.Context, nodeID uuid.UUID) (*Node, error)
+	// GetNodesByIDs returns a map of node ID to resolved node details for the given IDs.
+	GetNodesByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []uuid.UUID) (map[uuid.UUID]*ResolvedNode, error)
 	// ListNodeObservations returns a paginated list of packet observations originating from a node.
 	// Pass cursor=0 to start from the beginning.
 	ListNodeObservations(ctx context.Context, nodeID uuid.UUID, cursor int64, limit int32) (Page[PacketObservationSummary], error)