diff --git a/src/main/php/web/Application.class.php b/src/main/php/web/Application.class.php
index fb404239..5e3dba29 100755
--- a/src/main/php/web/Application.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/web/Application.class.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public function environment() { return $this->environment; }
    */
   public final function routing() {
     if (null === $this->routing) {
-      $routing= Routing::cast($this->routes(), true);
+      $routing= Routes::cast($this->routes(), true);
       $this->routing= $this->filters ? new Filters($this->filters, $routing) : $routing;
     }
     return $this->routing;    
diff --git a/src/main/php/web/Routes.class.php b/src/main/php/web/Routes.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..17e35f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/php/web/Routes.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?php namespace web;
+
+use web\handler\Call;
+use web\routing\CannotRoute;
+
+/**
+ * Routing takes care of directing the request to the correct target
+ * by using one or more routes given to it.
+ *
+ * @test  web.unittest.RoutesTest
+ */
+class Routes implements Handler {
+  private $routes= [];
+  private $top= false;
+  private $default= null;
+
+  /**
+   * Casts given routes to an instance of `Routes`. The argument may be one of:
+   *
+   * - An instance of `Routes`, in which case it is returned directly
+   * - A map of definitions => handlers, which are passed to `route()`
+   * - A handler, which becomes the argument to `default()`.
+   *
+   * @param  web.Handler|web.Application|function(web.Request, web.Response): var|[:var] $routes
+   * @param  bool $top Whether this is the top-level routing
+   * @return self
+   */
+  public static function cast($routes, $top= false) {
+    if ($routes instanceof self) {
+      $r= $routes;
+    } else if ($routes instanceof Application) {
+      $r= $routes->routing();
+    } else if (is_array($routes)) {
+      $r= new self();
+      foreach ($routes as $definition => $target) {
+        $r->route($definition, $target);
+      }
+    } else {
+      $r= (new self())->default($routes);
+    }
+
+    $r->top= $top;
+    return $r;
+  }
+
+  /** @return [:web.Handler] */
+  public function routes() { return $this->routes; }
+
+  /**
+   * Matches a given definition, routing it to the specified target.
+   *
+   * - `GET` matches GET requests
+   * - `GET /` matches GET requests to any path
+   * - `GET /test` matches GET requests inside /test
+   * - `GET|POST` matches GET and POST requests
+   * - `/` matches any request to any path
+   * - `/test` matches any request inside /test
+   *
+   * @param  string $definition
+   * @param  web.Handler|function(web.Request, web.Response): var $target
+   * @return self
+   */
+  public function route($definition, $target) {
+    static $quote= ['#' => '\\#', '.' => '\\.'];
+
+    $handler= $target instanceof Handler ? $target : new Call($target);
+    if ('/' === $definition[0]) {
+      $this->routes['#^[A-Z]+ '.strtr(rtrim($definition, '/'), $quote).'/#']= $handler;
+    } else {
+      sscanf($definition, "%[A-Z|] %[^\r]", $methods, $path);
+      $this->routes['#^'.$methods.' '.(null === $path ? '' : strtr(rtrim($path, '/'), $quote)).'/#']= $handler;
+    }
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Maps all requests not otherwise mapped to a given target.
+   *
+   * @param  web.Handler|function(web.Request, web.Response): var $target
+   * @return self
+   */
+  public function default($target) {
+    $this->default= $target instanceof Handler ? $target : new Call($target);
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Routes a request to the handler specified by this routing instance's
+   * routes. Throws a `CannotRoute` error if not route is matched and no
+   * default route exists.
+   * 
+   * @param  web.Request $request
+   * @return web.Handler
+   * @throws web.CannotRoute
+   */
+  public function target($request) {
+    $match= $request->method().' '.rtrim($request->uri()->path(), '/').'/';
+    foreach ($this->routes as $pattern => $handler) {
+      if (preg_match($pattern, $match)) return $handler;
+    }
+    if ($this->default) return $this->default;
+
+    throw new CannotRoute($request);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle a request
+   *
+   * @param  web.Request $request
+   * @param  web.Response $response
+   * @return var
+   */
+  public function handle($request, $response) {
+    $seen= [];
+
+    dispatch: $result= $this->target($request)->handle($request, $response);
+    if ($this->top && $result instanceof Dispatch) {
+      $seen[$request->uri()->hashCode()]= true;
+      $request->rewrite($result->uri());
+      if (isset($seen[$request->uri()->hashCode()])) {
+        throw new Error(508, 'Internal redirect loop caused by dispatch to '.$result->uri());
+      }
+      goto dispatch;
+    }
+
+    return $result;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/php/web/Routing.class.php b/src/main/php/web/Routing.class.php
index 58d5dcd8..f597c728 100755
--- a/src/main/php/web/Routing.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/web/Routing.class.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Routing takes care of directing the request to the correct target
  * by using one or more routes given to it.
  *
+ * @deprecated Use web.Routes instead!
  * @test  web.unittest.RoutingTest
  */
 class Routing implements Handler {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public static function cast($routes, $top= false) {
     if ($routes instanceof self) {
       $r= $routes;
     } else if ($routes instanceof Application) {
-      $r= $routes->routing();
+      $r= self::cast($routes->routes(), true);
     } else if (is_array($routes)) {
       $r= new self();
       foreach ($routes as $definition => $target) {
diff --git a/src/test/php/web/unittest/ApplicationTest.class.php b/src/test/php/web/unittest/ApplicationTest.class.php
index 89d8beac..fe49dafc 100755
--- a/src/test/php/web/unittest/ApplicationTest.class.php
+++ b/src/test/php/web/unittest/ApplicationTest.class.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use test\{Assert, Expect, Test, Values};
 use util\Objects;
 use web\io\{TestInput, TestOutput};
-use web\{Application, Environment, Error, Filter, Filters, Handler, Request, Response, Routing};
+use web\{Application, Environment, Error, Filter, Filters, Handler, Request, Response, Routes};
 
 class ApplicationTest {
   private $environment;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function routes() { /* Implementation irrelevant for this test */ }
 
   #[Test]
   public function routing() {
-    $routing= new Routing();
+    $routing= new Routes();
     $app= newinstance(Application::class, [$this->environment], [
       'routes' => function() use($routing) { return $routing; }
     ]);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function routing() {
 
   #[Test]
   public function routes_only_called_once() {
-    $routing= new Routing();
+    $routing= new Routes();
     $called= 0;
     $app= newinstance(Application::class, [$this->environment], [
       'routes' => function() use($routing, &$called) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function routes_only_called_once() {
   #[Test]
   public function with_routing() {
     $this->assertHandled($handled, function() use(&$handled) {
-      return (new Routing())->fallbacks(function($request, $response) use(&$handled) {
+      return (new Routes())->default(function($request, $response) use(&$handled) {
         $handled[]= [$request, $response];
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/test/php/web/unittest/RoutingTest.class.php b/src/test/php/web/unittest/RoutingTest.class.php
index 419f3667..01d4da7e 100755
--- a/src/test/php/web/unittest/RoutingTest.class.php
+++ b/src/test/php/web/unittest/RoutingTest.class.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use web\routing\{CannotRoute, Target};
 use web\{Application, Environment, Filters, Handler, Request, Response, Route, Routing};
 
+/** @deprecated */
 class RoutingTest {
   private $handlers;