diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.test.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.test.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { MemoryRouter, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { createRoutableExtension } from '../extensions';
+import {
+  childDiscoverer,
+  routeElementDiscoverer,
+  traverseElementTree,
+} from '../extensions/traversal';
+import { createPlugin } from '../plugin';
+import { routeCollector, routeParentCollector } from './collectors';
+import { useRouteRef, RoutingProvider } from './hooks';
+import { createRouteRef } from './RouteRef';
+
+const mockConfig = () => ({ path: '/unused', title: 'Unused' });
+const MockComponent = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => <>{children}</>;
+
+const plugin = createPlugin({ id: 'my-plugin' });
+
+const ref1 = createRouteRef(mockConfig());
+const ref2 = createRouteRef(mockConfig());
+const ref3 = createRouteRef(mockConfig());
+
+const MockRouteSource = () => {
+  const routeFunc = useRouteRef(ref2);
+  expect(routeFunc?.()).toBe('/foo/bar');
+  return null;
+};
+
+const Extension1 = plugin.provide(
+  createRoutableExtension({ component: MockComponent, mountPoint: ref1 }),
+);
+const Extension2 = plugin.provide(
+  createRoutableExtension({ component: MockRouteSource, mountPoint: ref2 }),
+);
+const Extension3 = plugin.provide(
+  createRoutableExtension({ component: MockComponent, mountPoint: ref3 }),
+);
+
+describe('discovery', () => {
+  it('should handle all react router Route patterns', () => {
+    const root = (
+      <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/foo/bar']}>
+        <Routes>
+          <Extension1 path="/foo">
+            <Extension2 path="/bar" />
+          </Extension1>
+          <Extension3 path="/baz" />
+        </Routes>
+        <MockRouteSource />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
+    const { routes, routeParents } = traverseElementTree({
+      root,
+      discoverers: [childDiscoverer, routeElementDiscoverer],
+      collectors: {
+        routes: routeCollector,
+        routeParents: routeParentCollector,
+      },
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <RoutingProvider routes={routes} routeParents={routeParents}>
+        {root}
+      </RoutingProvider>,
+    );
+
+    expect.assertions(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, { createContext, ReactNode, useContext } from 'react';
+import { RouteRef } from './types';
+
+export type RouteFunc = () => string;
+
+class RouteResolver {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly routes: Map<RouteRef, string>,
+    private readonly routeParents: Map<RouteRef, RouteRef | undefined>,
+  ) {}
+
+  resolve(routeRef: RouteRef): RouteFunc {
+    let currentRouteRef: RouteRef | undefined = routeRef;
+    let fullPath = '';
+
+    while (currentRouteRef) {
+      const path = this.routes.get(currentRouteRef);
+      if (!path) {
+        throw new Error(`No path for ${currentRouteRef}`);
+      }
+      fullPath = `${path}${fullPath}`;
+      currentRouteRef = this.routeParents.get(currentRouteRef);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      return fullPath;
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+const RoutingContext = createContext<RouteResolver | undefined>(undefined);
+
+export function useRouteRef(routeRef: RouteRef): RouteFunc | undefined {
+  const resolver = useContext(RoutingContext);
+  if (!resolver) {
+    throw new Error('No route resolver found in context');
+  }
+
+  return resolver.resolve(routeRef);
+}
+
+type ProviderProps = {
+  routes: Map<RouteRef, string>;
+  routeParents: Map<RouteRef, RouteRef | undefined>;
+  children: ReactNode;
+};
+
+export const RoutingProvider = ({
+  routes,
+  routeParents,
+  children,
+}: ProviderProps) => {
+  const resolver = new RouteResolver(routes, routeParents);
+  return (
+    <RoutingContext.Provider value={resolver}>
+      {children}
+    </RoutingContext.Provider>
+  );
+};