diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index a4dad77..1a89936 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var paths = {
     '!**/url-search-params/**/*.js'
   ]).concat([
     'js/Util.js',
+    'js/Map.js',
     'js/router/BRouter.js',
     'js/plugin/*.js',
     'js/control/*.js',
diff --git a/js/Map.js b/js/Map.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5243f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/Map.js
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+BR.Map = {
+
+    initMap: function() {
+        var map,
+            layersControl;
+
+        L.Icon.Default.imagePath = 'dist/images';
+
+        var osmAttribution = '&copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors';
+        var maxZoom = 19;
+
+        var osm = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+            maxZoom: maxZoom,
+            attribution: 'tiles ' + osmAttribution
+        });
+
+        var osmde = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.de/tiles/osmde/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+            maxNativeZoom: 18,
+            maxZoom: maxZoom,
+            attribution: 'tiles by <a target="_blank" href="http://openstreetmap.de/karte.html">openstreetmap.de</a> ' + osmAttribution
+        });
+
+        var topo = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+            maxNativeZoom: 17,
+            maxZoom: maxZoom,
+            attribution: 'tiles &copy; <a target="_blank" href="https://opentopomap.org">OpenTopoMap</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>'
+                + ', <a target="_blank" href="http://viewfinderpanoramas.org">SRTM</a>'
+        });
+
+        var thunderforestAttribution = 'tiles &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thunderforest.com">Thunderforest</a> '
+            + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA 2.0</a>)';
+        var cycle = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.thunderforest.com/cycle/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+            maxNativeZoom: 18,
+            maxZoom: maxZoom,
+            attribution: thunderforestAttribution
+        });
+        var outdoors = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.thunderforest.com/outdoors/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+            maxNativeZoom: 18,
+            maxZoom: maxZoom,
+            attribution: thunderforestAttribution
+        });
+
+        var cycling = L.tileLayer('http://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/cycling/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+          maxNativeZoom: 18,
+          maxZoom: maxZoom,
+          opacity: 0.7,
+          attribution: 'Cycling &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org">Waymarked Trails</a> '
+                  + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en">CC-BY-SA 3.0 DE</a>)'
+        });
+        var hiking = L.tileLayer('http://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/hiking/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+          maxNativeZoom: 18,
+          maxZoom: maxZoom,
+          opacity: 0.7,
+          attribution: 'Hiking &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://hiking.waymarkedtrails.org">Waymarked Trails</a> '
+                  + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en">CC-BY-SA 3.0 DE</a>)'
+        });
+
+        // COPYING: Please get your own Bing maps key at http://www.microsoft.com/maps/default.aspx
+        var bing = new BR.BingLayer();
+        BR.Util.get(BR.conf.bingKeyUrl, function (err, key) {
+            if (err) {
+                layersControl.removeLayer(bing);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            bing._key = key;
+            bing.loadMetadata();
+        });
+
+        map = new L.Map('map', {
+            worldCopyJump: true
+        });
+        if (!map.restoreView()) {
+            map.setView([50.99, 9.86], 6);
+        }
+        map.attributionControl.addAttribution(
+                '<a href="http://brouter.de/brouter" target="_blank">BRouter</a> &copy; Arndt Brenschede, '
+                + 'routing + map data &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors '
+                + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/">ODbL</a>)');
+
+        var baseLayers = {
+            'OpenStreetMap': osm,
+            'OpenStreetMap.de': osmde,
+            'OpenTopoMap': topo,
+            'OpenCycleMap (Thunderf.)': cycle,
+            'Outdoors (Thunderforest)': outdoors,
+            'Bing Aerial': bing
+        };
+        var overlays = {
+             'Cycling (Waymarked Trails)': cycling,
+             'Hiking (Waymarked Trails)': hiking
+        };
+
+        if (BR.conf.clearBaseLayers) {
+            baseLayers = {};
+        }
+        for (i in BR.conf.baseLayers) {
+            if (BR.conf.baseLayers.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+                baseLayers[i] = L.tileLayer(BR.conf.baseLayers[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (i in BR.conf.overlays) {
+            if (BR.conf.overlays.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+                overlays[i] = L.tileLayer(BR.conf.overlays[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        // after applying custom base layer configurations, add first base layer to map
+        var firstLayer = baseLayers[Object.keys(baseLayers)[0]];
+        if (firstLayer) {
+            map.addLayer(firstLayer);
+        }
+
+        layersControl = L.control.layers(baseLayers, overlays).addTo(map);
+
+        // expose map instance for console debugging
+        BR.debug = BR.debug || {};
+        BR.debug.map = map;
+        
+        return {
+            map: map,
+            layersControl: layersControl
+        };
+    }
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index 0f0d560..61569fd 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -6,126 +6,12 @@
 
 (function() {
 
-    var map,
-        layersControl;
+    var mapContext;
 
-    function initMap() {
-        L.Icon.Default.imagePath = 'dist/images';
-
-        var osmAttribution = '&copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors';
-        var maxZoom = 19;
-
-        var osm = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-            maxZoom: maxZoom,
-            attribution: 'tiles ' + osmAttribution
-        });
-
-        var osmde = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.de/tiles/osmde/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-            maxNativeZoom: 18,
-            maxZoom: maxZoom,
-            attribution: 'tiles by <a target="_blank" href="http://openstreetmap.de/karte.html">openstreetmap.de</a> ' + osmAttribution
-        });
-
-        var topo = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-            maxNativeZoom: 17,
-            maxZoom: maxZoom,
-            attribution: 'tiles &copy; <a target="_blank" href="https://opentopomap.org">OpenTopoMap</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>'
-                + ', <a target="_blank" href="http://viewfinderpanoramas.org">SRTM</a>'
-        });
-
-        var thunderforestAttribution = 'tiles &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thunderforest.com">Thunderforest</a> '
-            + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA 2.0</a>)';
-        var cycle = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.thunderforest.com/cycle/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-            maxNativeZoom: 18,
-            maxZoom: maxZoom,
-            attribution: thunderforestAttribution
-        });
-        var outdoors = L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.thunderforest.com/outdoors/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-            maxNativeZoom: 18,
-            maxZoom: maxZoom,
-            attribution: thunderforestAttribution
-        });
-
-        var cycling = L.tileLayer('http://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/cycling/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-          maxNativeZoom: 18,
-          maxZoom: maxZoom,
-          opacity: 0.7,
-          attribution: 'Cycling &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org">Waymarked Trails</a> '
-                  + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en">CC-BY-SA 3.0 DE</a>)'
-        });
-        var hiking = L.tileLayer('http://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/hiking/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-          maxNativeZoom: 18,
-          maxZoom: maxZoom,
-          opacity: 0.7,
-          attribution: 'Hiking &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://hiking.waymarkedtrails.org">Waymarked Trails</a> '
-                  + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en">CC-BY-SA 3.0 DE</a>)'
-        });
-
-        // COPYING: Please get your own Bing maps key at http://www.microsoft.com/maps/default.aspx
-        var bing = new BR.BingLayer();
-        BR.Util.get(BR.conf.bingKeyUrl, function (err, key) {
-            if (err) {
-                layersControl.removeLayer(bing);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            bing._key = key;
-            bing.loadMetadata();
-        });
-
-        map = new L.Map('map', {
-            worldCopyJump: true
-        });
-        if (!map.restoreView()) {
-          map.setView([50.99, 9.86], 6);
-        }
-        map.attributionControl.addAttribution(
-                '<a href="http://brouter.de/brouter" target="_blank">BRouter</a> &copy; Arndt Brenschede, '
-                + 'routing + map data &copy; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors '
-                + '(<a target="_blank" href="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/">ODbL</a>)');
-
-        var baseLayers = {
-            'OpenStreetMap': osm,
-            'OpenStreetMap.de': osmde,
-            'OpenTopoMap': topo,
-            'OpenCycleMap (Thunderf.)': cycle,
-            'Outdoors (Thunderforest)': outdoors,
-            'Bing Aerial': bing
-        };
-        var overlays = {
-             'Cycling (Waymarked Trails)': cycling,
-             'Hiking (Waymarked Trails)': hiking
-        };
-
-        if (BR.conf.clearBaseLayers) {
-            baseLayers = {};
-        }
-        for (i in BR.conf.baseLayers) {
-            if (BR.conf.baseLayers.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                baseLayers[i] = L.tileLayer(BR.conf.baseLayers[i]);
-            }
-        }
-
-        for (i in BR.conf.overlays) {
-            if (BR.conf.overlays.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                overlays[i] = L.tileLayer(BR.conf.overlays[i]);
-            }
-        }
-        // after applying custom base layer configurations, add first base layer to map
-        var firstLayer = baseLayers[Object.keys(baseLayers)[0]];
-        if (firstLayer) {
-            map.addLayer(firstLayer);
-        }
-
-        layersControl = L.control.layers(baseLayers, overlays).addTo(map);
-
-        // expose map instance for console debugging
-        BR.debug = BR.debug || {};
-        BR.debug.map = map;
-    }
-
-    function initApp() {
-        var search,
+    function initApp(mapContext) {
+        var map = mapContext.map,
+            layersControl = mapContext.layersControl,
+            search,
             router,
             routing,
             routesLayer,
@@ -394,7 +280,7 @@
         L.control.scale().addTo(map);
     }
 
-    initMap();
-    initApp();
+    mapContext = BR.Map.initMap();
+    initApp(mapContext);
 
 })();