diff --git a/site/src/components/SegmentCreate.svelte b/site/src/components/SegmentCreate.svelte
index f2040b3..48128a6 100644
--- a/site/src/components/SegmentCreate.svelte
+++ b/site/src/components/SegmentCreate.svelte
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@
   let mapEl: HTMLDivElement;
   let map: any;
   let mapReady = false;
+  let refSegments: { id: string; name: string; polyline: [number, number][] }[] = [];
+  let refPopup: any = null;
 
   const TILE_STYLE = 'https://tiles.openfreemap.org/styles/positron';
   const DIM_COLOR  = '#71717a';
   const SEL_COLOR  = '#3b82f6';
+  const REF_GRADIENT = ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['line-progress'], 0, '#22c55e', 1, '#ef4444'];
 
   // ── Derived ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   $: filteredActivities = activities.filter(a =>
@@ -108,6 +111,18 @@
       startIdx = 0;
       endIdx = pts.length - 1;
       loadingTrack = false;
+
+      // Fetch existing segments in this bbox as reference (fire-and-forget)
+      refSegments = [];
+      const lonMin = Math.min(...pts.map(p => p[1]));
+      const latMin = Math.min(...pts.map(p => p[0]));
+      const lonMax = Math.max(...pts.map(p => p[1]));
+      const latMax = Math.max(...pts.map(p => p[0]));
+      fetch(`/api/segments?bbox=${lonMin.toFixed(5)},${latMin.toFixed(5)},${lonMax.toFixed(5)},${latMax.toFixed(5)}`, { credentials: 'include' })
+        .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : [])
+        .then(segs => { refSegments = segs; })
+        .catch(() => {});
+
       // Map init happens after the DOM updates (bind:this needs the element)
       setTimeout(initMap, 0);
     } catch {
@@ -143,6 +158,17 @@
     };
   }
 
+  function toRefCollection(segs: typeof refSegments) {
+    return {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection' as const,
+      features: segs.map(s => ({
+        type: 'Feature' as const,
+        geometry: { type: 'LineString' as const, coordinates: s.polyline.map(([lat, lon]: [number, number]) => [lon, lat]) },
+        properties: { id: s.id, name: s.name },
+      })),
+    };
+  }
+
   function initMap() {
     if (!mapEl || !gpsPoints.length) return;
     const lats = gpsPoints.map(p => p[0]);
@@ -158,6 +184,37 @@
     map.addControl(new maplibregl.AttributionControl({ compact: true }), 'bottom-right');
 
     map.on('load', () => {
+      // Reference segments — rendered below the activity track
+      map.addSource('refs', {
+        type: 'geojson',
+        lineMetrics: true,
+        data: toRefCollection(refSegments),
+      });
+      map.addLayer({ id: 'ref-line', type: 'line', source: 'refs',
+        layout: { 'line-cap': 'round', 'line-join': 'round' },
+        paint: {
+          'line-gradient': REF_GRADIENT,
+          'line-width': 3,
+          'line-opacity': 0.75,
+        },
+      });
+
+      map.on('mouseenter', 'ref-line', (e: any) => {
+        map.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
+        const name = e.features?.[0]?.properties?.name;
+        if (name) {
+          refPopup = new maplibregl.Popup({ closeButton: false, closeOnClick: false, offset: 8 })
+            .setLngLat(e.lngLat)
+            .setText(name)
+            .addTo(map);
+        }
+      });
+      map.on('mouseleave', 'ref-line', () => {
+        map.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
+        refPopup?.remove();
+        refPopup = null;
+      });
+
       map.addSource('full',     { type: 'geojson', data: toLine(gpsPoints) });
       map.addSource('selected', { type: 'geojson', data: toLine(selectedPolyline) });
 
@@ -177,6 +234,11 @@
     map.getSource('selected').setData(toLine(selectedPolyline));
   }
 
+  // Update ref layer when segments load after the map is already ready
+  $: if (mapReady && map?.getSource('refs')) {
+    map.getSource('refs').setData(toRefCollection(refSegments));
+  }
+
   // ── Slider guards ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   function onStartInput() { if (startIdx >= endIdx) startIdx = Math.max(0, endIdx - 1); }
   function onEndInput()   { if (endIdx <= startIdx) endIdx = Math.min(maxIdx, startIdx + 1); }
@@ -351,7 +413,7 @@
       </div>
       <button
         class="text-xs text-zinc-400 hover:text-white transition-colors shrink-0"
-        on:click={() => { selectedActivity = null; gpsPoints = []; elevations = []; map?.remove(); mapReady = false; }}
+        on:click={() => { selectedActivity = null; gpsPoints = []; elevations = []; refSegments = []; map?.remove(); mapReady = false; }}
       >Change</button>
     </div>