diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/Trie.java b/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/Trie.java
index 88186d2b..47bf2e91 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/Trie.java
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/java-src/reitit/Trie.java
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package reitit;
 
 import clojure.lang.Keyword;
 
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.*;
 
-import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
-
 public class Trie {
 
   public static ArrayList<String> split(final String path) {
@@ -23,8 +23,22 @@ public class Trie {
     return segments;
   }
 
+  static String encode(String s) {
+    try {
+      if (s.contains("%")) {
+        String _s = s;
+        if (s.contains("+")) {
+          _s = s.replace("+", "%2B");
+        }
+        return URLEncoder.encode(_s, "UTF-8");
+      }
+    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ignored) {
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
   public static class Match {
-    public Map<Keyword, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+    public final Map<Keyword, String> params = new HashMap<>();
     public Object data;
 
     @Override
@@ -41,59 +55,6 @@ public class Trie {
   private Map<Keyword, Trie> catchAll = new HashMap<>();
   private Object data;
 
-  @Override
-  public String toString() {
-    Map<Object, Object> m = new HashMap<>();
-    m.put(Keyword.intern("childs"), childs);
-    m.put(Keyword.intern("wilds"), wilds);
-    m.put(Keyword.intern("catchAll"), catchAll);
-    m.put(Keyword.intern("data"), data);
-    return m.toString();
-  }
-
-  public static Match lookup(Trie root, String path) {
-    return lookup(root, new Match(), split(path));
-  }
-
-  private static Match lookup(Trie root, Match match, List<String> parts) {
-    Trie childTrie = null;
-    if (parts.isEmpty()) {
-      return match;
-    } else {
-      Trie trie = root;
-      int i = 0;
-      for (final String part : parts) {
-        i++;
-        childTrie = trie.childs.get(part);
-        if (childTrie != null) {
-          trie = childTrie;
-        } else {
-          for (final Map.Entry<Keyword, Trie> e : trie.wilds.entrySet()) {
-            childTrie = e.getValue();
-            match.data = childTrie.data;
-            Match m = lookup(childTrie, match, parts.subList(i, parts.size()));
-            if (m != null) {
-              match.params.put(e.getKey(), part);
-              return m;
-            }
-          }
-          for (Map.Entry<Keyword, Trie> e : trie.catchAll.entrySet()) {
-            childTrie = e.getValue();
-            match.params.put(e.getKey(), String.join("/", parts.subList(i - 1, parts.size())));
-            match.data = childTrie.data;
-            return match;
-          }
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    if (childTrie != null) {
-      match.data = childTrie.data;
-      return match;
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
   public Trie add(String path, Object data) {
     List<String> paths = split(path);
     Trie pointer = this;
@@ -127,33 +88,247 @@ public class Trie {
     return this;
   }
 
+  private Matcher staticMatcher() {
+    if (childs.size() == 1) {
+      return new StaticMatcher(childs.keySet().iterator().next(), childs.values().iterator().next().matcher());
+    } else {
+      Map<String, Matcher> m = new HashMap<>();
+      for (Map.Entry<String, Trie> e : childs.entrySet()) {
+        m.put(e.getKey(), e.getValue().matcher());
+      }
+      return new StaticMapMatcher(m);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public Matcher matcher() {
+    Matcher m;
+    if (!catchAll.isEmpty()) {
+      m = new CatchAllMatcher(catchAll.keySet().iterator().next(), catchAll.values().iterator().next().data);
+    } else if (!wilds.isEmpty()) {
+      List<Matcher> matchers = new ArrayList<>();
+      if (data != null) {
+        matchers.add(new DataMatcher(data));
+      }
+      if (!childs.isEmpty()) {
+        matchers.add(staticMatcher());
+      }
+      for (Map.Entry<Keyword, Trie> e : wilds.entrySet()) {
+        matchers.add(new WildMatcher(e.getKey(), e.getValue().matcher()));
+      }
+      m = new LinearMatcher(matchers);
+    } else if (!childs.isEmpty()) {
+      m = staticMatcher();
+    } else {
+      return new DataMatcher(data);
+    }
+    if (data != null) {
+      m = new LinearMatcher(Arrays.asList(new DataMatcher(data), m));
+    }
+    return m;
+  }
+
+  public interface Matcher {
+    Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match);
+  }
+
+  public static final class StaticMatcher implements Matcher {
+    private final String segment;
+    private final Matcher child;
+
+    StaticMatcher(String segment, Matcher child) {
+      this.segment = segment;
+      this.child = child;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match) {
+      if (i < segments.size() && segment.equals(segments.get(i))) {
+        return child.match(i + 1, segments, match);
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "[\"" + segment + "\" " + child + "]";
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static final class WildMatcher implements Matcher {
+    private final Keyword parameter;
+    private final Matcher child;
+
+    WildMatcher(Keyword parameter, Matcher child) {
+      this.parameter = parameter;
+      this.child = child;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match) {
+      final Match m = child.match(i + 1, segments, match);
+      if (m != null) {
+        m.params.put(parameter, encode(segments.get(i)));
+        return m;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "[" + parameter + " " + child + "]";
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static final class CatchAllMatcher implements Matcher {
+    private final Keyword parameter;
+    private final Object data;
+
+    CatchAllMatcher(Keyword parameter, Object data) {
+      this.parameter = parameter;
+      this.data = data;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match) {
+      match.params.put(parameter, encode(String.join("/", segments.subList(i, segments.size()))));
+      match.data = data;
+      return match;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "[" + parameter + " " + new DataMatcher(data) + "]";
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static final class StaticMapMatcher implements Matcher {
+    private final Map<String, Matcher> map;
+
+    StaticMapMatcher(Map<String, Matcher> map) {
+      this.map = map;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match) {
+      final Matcher child = map.get(segments.get(i));
+      if (child != null) {
+        return child.match(i + 1, segments, match);
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
+      b.append("{");
+      List<String> keys = new ArrayList<>(map.keySet());
+      for (int i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++) {
+        String path = keys.get(i);
+        Matcher value = map.get(path);
+        b.append("\"").append(path).append("\" ").append(value);
+        if (i < keys.size() - 1) {
+          b.append(", ");
+        }
+      }
+      b.append("}");
+      return b.toString();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static final class LinearMatcher implements Matcher {
+
+    private final List<Matcher> childs;
+
+    LinearMatcher(List<Matcher> childs) {
+      this.childs = childs;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match) {
+      for (Matcher child : childs) {
+        final Match m = child.match(i, segments, match);
+        if (m != null) {
+          return m;
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return childs.toString();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static final class DataMatcher implements Matcher {
+    private final Object data;
+
+    DataMatcher(Object data) {
+      this.data = data;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Match match(int i, List<String> segments, Match match) {
+      if (i == segments.size()) {
+        match.data = data;
+        return match;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return (data != null ? data.toString() : "null");
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static Match lookup(Matcher matcher, String path) {
+    return matcher.match(0, split(path), new Match());
+  }
+
+  public static Matcher sample() {
+    Map<String, Matcher> m1 = new HashMap<>();
+    m1.put("profile", new WildMatcher(Keyword.intern("type"), new DataMatcher(1)));
+    m1.put("permissions", new DataMatcher(2));
+
+    Map<String, Matcher> m2 = new HashMap<>();
+    m2.put("user", new WildMatcher(Keyword.intern("id"), new StaticMapMatcher(m1)));
+    m2.put("company", new WildMatcher(Keyword.intern("cid"), new StaticMatcher("dept", new WildMatcher(Keyword.intern("did"), new DataMatcher(3)))));
+    m2.put("public", new CatchAllMatcher(Keyword.intern("*"), 4));
+    m2.put("kikka", new LinearMatcher(Arrays.asList(new StaticMatcher("ping", new DataMatcher(5)), new WildMatcher(Keyword.intern("id"), new StaticMatcher("ping", new DataMatcher(6))))));
+    return new StaticMapMatcher(m2);
   }
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
-    Trie trie =
-            new Trie()
-                    .add("/kikka", 1)
-                    .add("/kakka", 2)
-                    .add("/api/ping", 3)
-                    .add("/api/pong", 4)
-                    .add("/api/ipa/ping", 5)
-                    .add("/api/ipa/pong", 6)
-                    .add("/users/:user-id", 7)
-                    .add("/users/:user-id/orders", 8)
-                    .add("/users/:user-id/price", 9)
-                    .add("/orders/:id/price", 10)
-                    .add("/orders/:super", 11)
-                    .add("/orders/:super/hyper/:giga", 12);
 
-    //System.out.println(lookup(trie, split("/kikka")));
-    System.out.println(lookup(trie, "/orders/mies/hyper/peikko"));
+    Trie trie = new Trie();
+    //trie.add("/kikka/:id/permissions", 1);
+    trie.add("/kikka/:id", 2);
+    trie.add("/kakka/ping", 3);
+    Matcher m = trie.matcher();
+    System.err.println(m);
+    System.out.println(lookup(m, "/kikka/1/permissions"));
+    System.out.println(lookup(m, "/kikka/1"));
 
-    System.out.println(lookup(
-            new Trie().add("/user/:id/profile/:type/", 1),
-            "/user/1/profile/compat"));
+    /*
+    Trie trie = new Trie();
+    trie.add("/user/:id/profile/:type", 1);
+    trie.add("/user/:id/permissions", 2);
+    trie.add("/company/:cid/dept/:did", 3);
+    trie.add("/this/is/a/static/route", 4);
+    Matcher m = trie.matcher();
+    System.out.println(m);
 
-    System.out.println(lookup(
-            new Trie().add("/user/*path", 1),
-            "/user/1/profile/compat"));
+    System.err.println(lookup(m, "/this/is/a/static/route"));
+    System.err.println(lookup(m, "/user/1234/profile/compact"));
+    System.err.println(lookup(m, "/company/1234/dept/5678"));
+    System.err.println();
+    */
+    /*
+    System.err.println(lookup(sample(), "/user/1234/profile/compact"));
+    System.err.println(lookup(sample(), "/public/images/logo.jpg"));
+    System.err.println(lookup(sample(), "/kikka/ping"));
+    System.err.println(lookup(sample(), "/kikka/kukka/ping"));
+    */
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/project.clj b/modules/reitit-core/project.clj
index 82934543..fe83c7d5 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/project.clj
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/project.clj
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
   :plugins [[lein-parent "0.3.2"]]
   :parent-project {:path "../../project.clj"
                    :inherit [:deploy-repositories :managed-dependencies]}
+  :java-source-paths ["java-src"]
   :dependencies [[meta-merge]])
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc
index 834103bb..899410fc 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
                         (if name (assoc nl name f) nl)]))
                    [nil {}]
                    compiled-routes)
+         pl (segment/compile pl)
          lookup (impl/fast-map nl)
          routes (uncompile-routes compiled-routes)]
      ^{:type ::router}
@@ -288,9 +289,7 @@
          names)
        (match-by-path [_ path]
          (if-let [match (segment/lookup pl path)]
-           (-> (:data match)
-               (assoc :path-params (impl/url-decode-coll (:path-params match)))
-               (assoc :path path))))
+           (assoc (:data match) :path path)))
        (match-by-name [_ name]
          (if-let [match (impl/fast-get lookup name)]
            (match nil)))
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
index 3ba337ab..a4317999 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   #?(:clj
      (:import (java.util.regex Pattern)
               (java.util HashMap Map)
-              (java.net URLEncoder URLDecoder))))
+              (java.net URLEncoder URLDecoder)
+              (reitit Trie))))
 
 (defn maybe-map-values
   "Applies a function to every value of a map, updates the value if not nil.
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@
     coll
     coll))
 
+(defn segments [path]
+  #?(:clj  (Trie/split ^String path)
+     :cljs (.split path #"/" 666)))
+
 ;;
 ;; https://github.com/pedestal/pedestal/blob/master/route/src/io/pedestal/http/route/prefix_tree.clj
 ;;
@@ -42,10 +47,6 @@
 (defn wild-or-catch-all-param? [x]
   (boolean (or (wild-param x) (catch-all-param x))))
 
-(defn segments [path]
-  #?(:clj  (.split ^String path "/" 666)
-     :cljs (.split path #"/" 666)))
-
 (defn contains-wilds? [path]
   (boolean (some wild-or-catch-all-param? (segments path))))
 
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/segment.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/segment.cljc
index 98173c16..18a5638d 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/segment.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/segment.cljc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (ns reitit.segment
-  (:refer-clojure :exclude [-lookup])
+  (:refer-clojure :exclude [-lookup compile])
   (:require [reitit.impl :as impl]
             [clojure.string :as str])
   #?(:clj (:import (reitit Trie Trie$Match))))
@@ -44,18 +44,17 @@
                (if (and wilds? (not (str/blank? p))) (some #(-lookup (impl/fast-get children' %) ps (assoc path-params % p)) wilds))
                (if catch-all (-catch-all children' catch-all path-params p ps)))))))))
 
+;;
+;; public api
+;;
+
 (defn insert [root path data]
   #?(:cljs (-insert (or root (segment)) (impl/segments path) (map->Match {:data data}))
-     :clj (.add (or ^Trie root ^Trie (Trie.)) ^String path data)))
+     :clj  (.add (or ^Trie root ^Trie (Trie.)) ^String path data)))
 
-(defn create [paths]
-  (reduce
-    (fn [segment [p data]]
-      #?(:cljs (insert segment p data)
-         :clj  (.add ^Trie segment ^String p data)))
-    #?(:cljs nil
-       :clj  (Trie.))
-    paths))
+(defn compile [segment]
+  #?(:cljs segment
+     :clj  (.matcher ^Trie segment)))
 
 (defn lookup [segment path]
   #?(:cljs (-lookup segment (impl/segments path) {})
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/bide_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/bide_perf_test.clj
index be26dcde..b96d971d 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/bide_perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/bide_perf_test.clj
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@
 
   ;; 1600 µs
   (title "bidi")
-  (assert (bidi/match-route bidi-routes "/auth/login"))
-  (cc/quick-bench
-    (dotimes [_ 1000]
-      (bidi/match-route bidi-routes "/auth/login")))
+  (let [request "/auth/login"]
+    (assert (bidi/match-route bidi-routes request))
+    (cc/quick-bench
+      (dotimes [_ 1000]
+        (bidi/match-route bidi-routes request))))
 
   ;; 1400 µs
   (title "ataraxy")
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@
   ;; 1000 µs
   (title "pedestal - map-tree => prefix-tree")
   (let [request {:path-info "/auth/login" :request-method :get}]
-    (assert (pedestal/find-route pedestal-router {:path-info "/auth/login" :request-method :get}))
+    (assert (pedestal/find-route pedestal-router request))
     (cc/quick-bench
       (dotimes [_ 1000]
-        (pedestal/find-route pedestal-router {:path-info "/auth/login" :request-method :get}))))
+        (pedestal/find-route pedestal-router request))))
 
   ;; 1400 µs
   (title "compojure")
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@
   ;; 710 µs (3-18x)
   ;; 530 µs (4-24x) -25% prefix-tree-router
   ;; 710 µs (3-18x) segment-router
+  ;; 320 µs (6-40x) java-segment-router
   (title "reitit")
   (assert (reitit/match-by-path reitit-routes "/workspace/1/1"))
   (cc/quick-bench
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/go_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/go_perf_test.clj
index 88e546c3..1114f573 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/go_perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/go_perf_test.clj
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@
 (def app
   (ring/ring-handler
     (ring/router
-      (reduce (partial add h) [] routes))))
+      (reduce (partial add h) [] routes))
+    (ring/create-default-handler)
+    {:inject-match? false, :inject-router? false}))
 
 (defrecord Req [uri request-method])
 
@@ -313,6 +315,8 @@
   ;;  40ns (httprouter)
   ;; 140ns
   ;; 120ns (faster decode params)
+  ;; 140µs (java-segment-router)
+  ;;  60ns (java-segment-router, no injects)
   (let [req (map->Req {:request-method :get, :uri "/user/repos"})]
     (title "static")
     (assert (= {:status 200, :body "/user/repos"} (app req)))
@@ -321,6 +325,8 @@
   ;; 160ns (httprouter)
   ;; 990ns
   ;; 830ns (faster decode params)
+  ;; 560µs (java-segment-router)
+  ;; 490ns (java-segment-router, no injects)
   (let [req (map->Req {:request-method :get, :uri "/repos/julienschmidt/httprouter/stargazers"})]
     (title "param")
     (assert (= {:status 200, :body "/repos/:owner/:repo/stargazers"} (app req)))
@@ -329,6 +335,8 @@
   ;;  30µs (httprouter)
   ;; 190µs
   ;; 160µs (faster decode params)
+  ;; 120µs (java-segment-router)
+  ;; 100µs (java-segment-router, no injects)
   (let [requests (mapv route->req routes)]
     (title "all")
     (cc/quick-bench
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/impl_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/impl_perf_test.clj
index bce2abc2..89fd604d 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/impl_perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/impl_perf_test.clj
@@ -185,9 +185,19 @@
           :c "1+1"
           :d "1"}))
 
+(defn split! []
+
+  (suite "split")
+
+  ;; 114ns (String/split)
+  ;;  82ns (Trie/split)
+  (test "Splitting a String")
+  (test! impl/segments "/olipa/kerran/:avaruus"))
+
 (comment
   (url-decode!)
   (url-encode!)
   (form-decode!)
   (form-encode!)
-  (url-encode-coll!))
+  (url-encode-coll!)
+  (split!))
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_perf_test.clj
index 62f07928..eb962620 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_perf_test.clj
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
     ;;  2065ns
     ;;   662ns (prefix-tree-router)
     ;;   567ns (segment-router)
+    ;;   334ns (java-segment-router)
     (b! "reitit" reitit-f)
 
     ;;  2845ns
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@
     ;;   702ns (before path-parameters)
     ;;   806ns (decode path-parameters)
     ;;   735ns (maybe-map-values)
+    ;;   487ns (java-segment-router)
     (b! "reitit-ring" reitit-ring-f)
 
     ;;  2821ns
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj
index 57d78175..5669eb4e 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj
@@ -69,14 +69,11 @@
       (p/insert acc p d))
     nil routes))
 
-#_(def reitit-tree
-    (reduce
-      (fn [acc [p d]]
-        (trie/insert acc p d))
-      nil routes))
-
 (def reitit-segment
-  (segment/create routes))
+  (reduce
+    (fn [acc [p d]]
+      (segment/insert acc p d))
+    nil routes))
 
 (defn bench! []
 
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/ring_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/ring_perf_test.clj
index bc3ac653..b3226120 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/ring_perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/ring_perf_test.clj
@@ -18,21 +18,31 @@
 ;; Memory:                16 GB
 ;;
 
-(def app
+(defn create-app [options]
   (ring/ring-handler
     (ring/router
       [["/auth/login" identity]
        ["/auth/recovery/token/:token" identity]
-       ["/workspace/:project/:page" identity]])))
+       ["/workspace/:project/:page" identity]])
+    (ring/create-default-handler)
+    options))
 
-(comment
-  (let [request {:request-method :post, :uri "/auth/login"}]
+(defn bench-app []
+  (let [request {:request-method :post, :uri "/auth/login"}
+        app1 (create-app nil)
+        app2 (create-app {:inject-match? false, :inject-router? false})]
     ;; 192ns (initial)
     ;; 163ns (always assoc path params)
     ;; 132ns (expand methods)
+    ;; 111ns (java-segment-router)
     (cc/quick-bench
-      (app request))
+      (app1 request))
 
     ;; 113ns (don't inject router)
     ;;  89ns (don't inject router & match)
-    ))
+    ;;  77ns (java-segment-router)
+    (cc/quick-bench
+      (app2 request))))
+
+(comment
+  (bench-app))
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 5f4a25af..2970c1ca 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
                                   "modules/reitit-sieppari/src"
                                   "modules/reitit-pedestal/src"]
 
+                   :java-source-paths ["modules/reitit-core/java-src"]
+
                    :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.10.0"]
                                   [org.clojure/clojurescript "1.10.439"]