diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/core/api/game-api.models.ts b/apps/web/src/app/core/api/game-api.models.ts
index 3fd4052..23e3661 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/core/api/game-api.models.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/core/api/game-api.models.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ export interface LocationInteractionResult {
   title: string;
   text: string;
   img?: string;
+  /**
+   * Set only the first time an interaction reveals a route. Optional on the
+   * client although the API always sends it: every existing test fixture
+   * builds this object literally, and a required field would break them all
+   * for no gain.
+   */
+  discoveredLocation?: { key: string; name: string } | null;
 }
 
 export interface CurrentLocationResponse {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.spec.ts
index 5f8680c..5ecd837 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.spec.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,38 @@ describe('LocalLocationStore', () => {
     expect(store.interactionResult()).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it('reloads the location when the interaction reveals a route', async () => {
+    const load = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const store = setup(
+      {
+        runLocationInteraction: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(
+          of({ ...trackResult, discoveredLocation: { key: 'ash-pit', name: 'Ash Pit' } }),
+        ),
+      },
+      { load },
+    );
+
+    await store.runInteraction('inspect-tracks');
+
+    expect(load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('does not reload the location when nothing new was revealed', async () => {
+    const load = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const store = setup(
+      {
+        runLocationInteraction: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(
+          of({ ...trackResult, discoveredLocation: null }),
+        ),
+      },
+      { load },
+    );
+
+    await store.runInteraction('inspect-tracks');
+
+    expect(load).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('resolves the hotspot an action mirrors', () => {
     const store = setup();
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.ts
index 7aea055..03a9231 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/local-location.store.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,14 @@ export class LocalLocationStore {
     this.interactionErrorState.set(null);
 
     try {
-      this.interactionResultState.set(
-        await firstValueFrom(this.api.runLocationInteraction(interactionKey)),
-      );
+      const result = await firstValueFrom(this.api.runLocationInteraction(interactionKey));
+      this.interactionResultState.set(result);
+
+      if (result.discoveredLocation) {
+        // The connection list is server-filtered, so a fresh reveal only
+        // shows up after the location is re-read.
+        await this.load();
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       this.interactionErrorState.set(this.toErrorMessage(error));
     } finally {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.html b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.html
index 660653d..d7387f5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.html
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.html
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
         <div class="interaction-panel__copy">
           <h2 class="interaction-panel__title">{{ result.title }}</h2>
           <p class="interaction-panel__text">{{ result.text }}</p>
+          @if (result.discoveredLocation; as discovered) {
+            <p class="interaction-panel__discovery" data-discovered-location role="status">
+              New route discovered: {{ discovered.name }}.
+            </p>
+          }
         </div>
       </div>
     } @else {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.scss b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.scss
index 150808f..b4ee03c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.scss
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.scss
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@
   color: var(--ar-danger);
 }
 
+.interaction-panel__discovery {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--ar-success);
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
 .interaction-panel__close {
   justify-self: end;
   padding: var(--ar-space-2) var(--ar-space-5);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.spec.ts
index f874d31..735b7ac 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/location-interaction-panel/location-interaction-panel.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { LocationInteractionPanelComponent } from './location-interaction-panel.component';
 
 async function setup(inputs: {
-  result?: { interactionKey: string; title: string; text: string; img?: string } | null;
+  result?:
+    | {
+        interactionKey: string;
+        title: string;
+        text: string;
+        img?: string;
+        discoveredLocation?: { key: string; name: string } | null;
+      }
+    | null;
   error?: string | null;
 }): Promise<{
   fixture: ComponentFixture<LocationInteractionPanelComponent>;
@@ -110,4 +118,31 @@ describe('LocationInteractionPanelComponent', () => {
 
     expect(element.querySelector('[data-interaction-panel]')).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it('says so when the interaction revealed a route', async () => {
+    const { element } = await setup({
+      result: {
+        interactionKey: 'inspect-watchpost',
+        title: 'The Watchpost',
+        text: 'Fresh tracks lead east.',
+        discoveredLocation: { key: 'ash-pit', name: 'Ash Pit' },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const banner = element.querySelector('[data-discovered-location]');
+    expect(banner?.textContent).toContain('Ash Pit');
+  });
+
+  it('stays quiet when nothing new was revealed', async () => {
+    const { element } = await setup({
+      result: {
+        interactionKey: 'search-guard-quarters',
+        title: 'Guard Quarters',
+        text: 'Nothing but ash.',
+        discoveredLocation: null,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(element.querySelector('[data-discovered-location]')).toBeNull();
+  });
 });