# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000080
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ type Engine struct {
 	// ...existing fields...
 	trees            methodTrees
+	methodMap        map[string]*node   // O(1) method → radix-tree root
 	// ...existing fields...
 }

@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ func New(opts ...OptionFunc) *Engine {
 	engine := &Engine{
 		// ...existing initialisers...
 		trees: make(methodTrees, 0, 9),
+		methodMap: make(map[string]*node, 9),
 	}
 	// ...
 }

@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) addRoute(method, path string, handlers HandlersChain) {
 	root := engine.trees.get(method)
 	if root == nil {
 		root = new(node)
 		root.fullPath = "/"
 		engine.trees = append(engine.trees, methodTree{method: method, root: root})
+		engine.methodMap[method] = root
 	}
 	root.addRoute(path, handlers)
 	// ...
 }

--- a/gin.go (handleHTTPRequest)
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -706,15 +706,10 @@ func (engine *Engine) handleHTTPRequest(c *Context) {
 	// Find root of the tree for the given HTTP method
-	t := engine.trees
-	for i, tl := 0, len(t); i < tl; i++ {
-		if t[i].method != httpMethod {
-			continue
-		}
-		root := t[i].root
+	if root, ok := engine.methodMap[httpMethod]; ok {
 		// Find route in tree
 		value := root.getValue(rPath, c.params, c.skippedNodes, unescape)
 		if value.params != nil {
 			c.Params = *value.params
 		}
 		if value.handlers != nil {
 			c.handlers = value.handlers
 			c.fullPath = value.fullPath
 			c.Next()
 			c.writermem.WriteHeaderNow()
 			return
 		}
 		if httpMethod != http.MethodConnect && rPath != "/" {
 			if value.tsr && engine.RedirectTrailingSlash {
 				redirectTrailingSlash(c)
 				return
 			}
 			if engine.RedirectFixedPath && redirectFixedPath(c, root, engine.RedirectFixedPath) {
 				return
 			}
 		}
-		break
 	}