diff --git a/src/core/route.ml b/src/core/route.ml
index f2e52f08..f989dc86 100644
--- a/src/core/route.ml
+++ b/src/core/route.ml
@@ -91,3 +91,22 @@ module Private_ = struct
 end
 
 let pp out x = Format.pp_print_string out (to_string x)
+
+let rec to_url_rec : type b. Buffer.t -> (b, string) t -> b =
+ fun buf route ->
+  match route with
+  | Fire -> Buffer.contents buf
+  | Rest {url_encoded=_} ->
+    (fun str -> Buffer.add_string buf str; Buffer.contents buf)
+  | Compose (comp, rest) ->
+    (match comp with
+    | Exact s -> Buffer.add_string buf s; Buffer.add_char buf '/'; to_url_rec buf rest
+    | Int -> (fun i -> Printf.bprintf buf "%d/" i; to_url_rec buf rest)
+    | String ->
+      (fun s -> Printf.bprintf buf "%s/" s; to_url_rec buf rest)
+    | String_urlencoded -> 
+      (fun s -> Printf.bprintf buf "%s/" (Util.percent_encode s); to_url_rec buf rest))
+
+let to_url (h: ('a, string) t) : 'a =
+  let buf = Buffer.create 16 in
+  to_url_rec buf h
diff --git a/src/core/route.mli b/src/core/route.mli
index 80e893a9..9d70c47e 100644
--- a/src/core/route.mli
+++ b/src/core/route.mli
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ val to_string : _ t -> string
 (** Print the route.
       @since 0.7 *)
 
+val to_url : ('a, string) t -> 'a
+
 module Private_ : sig
   val eval : string list -> ('a, 'b) t -> 'a -> 'b option
 end