diff --git a/src/components/generics/pretty/PrettyRoute.vue b/src/components/generics/pretty/PrettyRoute.vue
index 9d69ac6086..26a92e2da9 100644
--- a/src/components/generics/pretty/PrettyRoute.vue
+++ b/src/components/generics/pretty/PrettyRoute.vue
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
       :activities="route.activities"
       class="is-size-4 has-text-secondary icon-activities"
     />
+    <span v-if="heightUpText" :title="$gettext('height_diff_up')" class="has-text-normal .is-nowrap">
+      {{ heightUpText }}&#8202;m
+    </span>
+    <span :title="$gettext('height_diff_difficulties')" class="has-text-normal .is-nowrap">
+      {{ heightDiffText }},
+    </span>
     <span
-      v-if="route.height_diff_difficulties && !hideHeightDiffDifficulties"
-      :title="$gettext('height_diff_difficulties')"
+      v-if="route.orientations && route.orientations.length < 3 && !hideOrientation"
+      :title="$gettext('orientations')"
       class="has-text-normal"
     >
-      {{ route.height_diff_difficulties }}&nbsp;m,
-    </span>
-    <span v-if="route.orientations && !hideOrientation" :title="$gettext('orientations')" class="has-text-normal">
       {{ route.orientations.join(', ') }},
     </span>
     <document-rating :document="route" class="has-text-normal" />
@@ -58,6 +61,36 @@ export default {
     rangeAreas() {
       return this.route.areas.filter((area) => area.area_type === 'range');
     },
+    heightUpText() {
+      if (
+        this.route.activities &&
+        (this.route.activities.includes('skitouring') ||
+          this.route.activities.includes('snowshoeing') ||
+          this.route.activities.includes('hiking'))
+      ) {
+        if (this.route.height_diff_up) return '+' + this.route.height_diff_up;
+        if (this.route.height_diff_down) return '-' + this.route.height_diff_down;
+      }
+      return '';
+    },
+    heightDiffText() {
+      if (this.hideHeightDiffDifficulties) return '';
+      const act = this.route.activities;
+      if (!act) return;
+      const is_alpinism =
+        act.includes('snow_ice_mixed') ||
+        act.includes('mountain_climbing') ||
+        act.includes('rock_climbing') ||
+        act.includes('ice_climbing') ||
+        act.includes('skitouring');
+      // don't clutter with difficulties for "easy" activities
+      if (this.heightUpText && !is_alpinism) return '';
+      const dd = this.route.height_diff_difficulties;
+      if (!dd || (this.heightUpText && dd === this.route.height_diff_up)) return '';
+      // to differentiate the 2 heights, use parenthesis
+      const ddstr = dd + '\u200am';
+      return this.heightUpText ? '(' + ddstr + ')' : ddstr;
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>