diff --git a/client/src/components/circle/LearningContent.vue b/client/src/components/circle/LearningContent.vue
index 6644ba26..fd5b3403 100644
--- a/client/src/components/circle/LearningContent.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/circle/LearningContent.vue
@@ -1,32 +1,24 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import * as log from 'loglevel';
-import {computed} from 'vue';
-import {useCircleStore} from '@/stores/circle';
+import * as log from 'loglevel'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { useCircleStore } from '@/stores/circle'
 
-log.debug('LearningContent.vue setup');
+log.debug('LearningContent.vue setup')
 
-const circleStore = useCircleStore();
+const circleStore = useCircleStore()
 
-const learningContent = computed(() => circleStore.currentLearningContent);
+const learningContent = computed(() => circleStore.currentLearningContent)
 
 const block = computed(() => {
   if (learningContent.value) {
-    return learningContent.value.contents[0];
+    return learningContent.value.contents[0]
   }
 })
-
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div>
-    <nav
-      class="
-        px-4 lg:px-8
-        py-4
-        flex justify-between items-center
-        border-b border-gray-500
-      "
-    >
+    <nav class="px-4 lg:px-8 py-4 flex justify-between items-center border-b border-gray-500">
       <button
         type="button"
         class="btn-text inline-flex items-center px-3 py-2 font-normal"
@@ -50,15 +42,9 @@ const block = computed(() => {
     </nav>
 
     <div v-if="block.type === 'exercise'" class="h-screen">
-      <iframe
-        width="100%"
-        height="100%"
-        scrolling="no"
-        :src="block.value.url"
-      />
+      <iframe width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" :src="block.value.url" />
     </div>
 
-
     <div v-else class="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-4 lg:px-8 py-4">
       <p>{{ block.value.description }}</p>
 
@@ -69,24 +55,19 @@ const block = computed(() => {
           :title="learningContent.title"
           frameborder="0"
           allow="accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
-          allowfullscreen>
+          allowfullscreen
+        >
         </iframe>
       </div>
 
-      <div
-        v-if="block.type === 'podcast'"
-      >
+      <div v-if="block.type === 'podcast'">
         <iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="" :src="block.value.url"></iframe>
       </div>
-
     </div>
-
   </div>
-
 </template>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
-
 $header-height: 77px;
 $footer-height: 57px;
 
diff --git a/client/src/main.ts b/client/src/main.ts
index 977fb61c..c2777dd9 100644
--- a/client/src/main.ts
+++ b/client/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createApp } from 'vue'
+import { createApp, markRaw } from 'vue'
 import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
 import * as log from 'loglevel'
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import App from './App.vue'
 import router from './router'
 
 import '../tailwind.css'
+import type { Router } from 'vue-router'
 
 if (window.location.href.indexOf('localhost') >= 0) {
   log.setLevel('trace')
@@ -21,8 +22,19 @@ const app = createApp(App)
 // todo: define lang setup
 // await loadLocaleMessages(i18n, 'de')
 
-app.use(createPinia())
 app.use(router)
+
+declare module 'pinia' {
+  export interface PiniaCustomProperties {
+    router: Router
+  }
+}
+const pinia = createPinia();
+pinia.use(({ store }) => {
+  store.router = markRaw(router)
+})
+app.use(pinia)
 // app.use(i18n)
 
+
 app.mount('#app')
diff --git a/client/src/router/index.ts b/client/src/router/index.ts
index 764f3508..9f8f80d2 100644
--- a/client/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/router/index.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const router = createRouter({
       component: () => import('../views/CircleView.vue'),
       props: true,
     },
+    {
+      path: '/learn/:learningPathSlug/:circleSlug/:contentSlug',
+      component: () => import('../views/LearningContentView.vue'),
+      props: true,
+    },
     {
       path: '/styleguide',
       component: () => import('../views/StyleGuideView.vue'),
diff --git a/client/src/services/circle.ts b/client/src/services/circle.ts
index 87c0e7c4..22bae8d4 100644
--- a/client/src/services/circle.ts
+++ b/client/src/services/circle.ts
@@ -215,4 +215,9 @@ export class Circle implements LearningWagtailPage {
       this.parentLearningPath.calcNextLearningContent(completionData);
     }
   }
+
+  public getUrl(): string {
+    const shortSlug = this.slug.replace(`${this.parentLearningPath?.slug}-circle-`, '')
+    return `/learn/${this.parentLearningPath?.slug}/${shortSlug}`;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/stores/app.ts b/client/src/stores/app.ts
index 8e4bec05..7dcead06 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/app.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/app.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,28 @@ export type AppState = {
   showMainNavigationBar: boolean
 }
 
+const showMainNavigationBarInitialState = () => {
+  let path = window.location.pathname;
+
+  // remove dangling slash
+  if (path.endsWith('/')) {
+    path = path.slice(0, -1);
+  }
+
+  const numberOfSlashes = (path.match(/\//g) || []).length;
+
+  // it should hide main navigation bar when on learning content page
+  if (path.startsWith('/learn/') && numberOfSlashes >= 4) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 export const useAppStore = defineStore({
   id: 'app',
   state: () => ({
-    showMainNavigationBar: true,
+    showMainNavigationBar: showMainNavigationBarInitialState(),
     userLoaded: false,
     routingFinished: false,
   } as AppState),
diff --git a/client/src/stores/circle.ts b/client/src/stores/circle.ts
index 387966fc..a5ca294e 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/circle.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/circle.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const useCircleStore = defineStore({
   getters: {
   },
   actions: {
-    async loadCircle(learningPathSlug: string, circleSlug: string) {
+    async loadCircle(learningPathSlug: string, circleSlug: string): Promise<Circle> {
       this.circle = undefined;
       const learningPathStore = useLearningPathStore();
       await learningPathStore.loadLearningPath(learningPathSlug);
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ export const useCircleStore = defineStore({
 
       return this.circle
     },
+    async loadLearningContent(learningPathSlug: string, circleSlug: string, learningContentSlug: string) {
+      const circle = await this.loadCircle(learningPathSlug, circleSlug);
+      if (circle) {
+        this.currentLearningContent = circle.flatLearningContents.find((learningContent) => {
+          return learningContent.slug.endsWith(learningContentSlug);
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (!this.currentLearningContent) {
+        throw `No learning content found with slug: ${learningContentSlug}`;
+      }
+
+      return this.currentLearningContent;
+    },
     async markCompletion(page: LearningContent | LearningUnitQuestion, flag = true) {
       try {
         page.completed = flag;
@@ -61,15 +75,15 @@ export const useCircleStore = defineStore({
     },
     openLearningContent(learningContent: LearningContent) {
       this.currentLearningContent = learningContent;
-      const appStore = useAppStore();
-      appStore.showMainNavigationBar = false;
-      this.page = 'LEARNING_CONTENT';
+      const shortSlug = learningContent.slug.replace(`${this.circle?.slug}-lc-`, '');
+      this.router.push({
+        path: `${this.circle?.getUrl()}/${shortSlug}`,
+      });
     },
     closeLearningContent() {
-      this.currentLearningContent = undefined;
-      const appStore = useAppStore();
-      appStore.showMainNavigationBar = true;
-      this.page = 'INDEX';
+      this.router.push({
+        path: `${this.circle?.getUrl()}`
+      });
     },
     openSelfEvaluation(learningUnit: LearningUnit) {
       this.page = 'SELF_EVALUATION';
@@ -108,7 +122,8 @@ export const useCircleStore = defineStore({
           currentParent.children.length > 0
         ) {
           // go to self evaluation
-          this.openSelfEvaluation(currentParent);
+          // this.openSelfEvaluation(currentParent);
+          this.closeLearningContent();
         } else if (this.currentLearningContent.nextLearningContent) {
           if (
             this.currentLearningContent.parentLearningSequence &&
diff --git a/client/src/views/CircleView.vue b/client/src/views/CircleView.vue
index 358301c0..876411bf 100644
--- a/client/src/views/CircleView.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/CircleView.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import LearningContent from '@/components/circle/LearningContent.vue'
 import { onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useCircleStore } from '@/stores/circle'
 import SelfEvaluation from '@/components/circle/SelfEvaluation.vue'
+import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/app'
 
 log.debug('CircleView.vue created')
 
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   circleSlug: string
 }>()
 
+const appStore = useAppStore()
+appStore.showMainNavigationBar = true
+
 const circleStore = useCircleStore()
 
 onMounted(async () => {
diff --git a/client/src/views/LearningContentView.vue b/client/src/views/LearningContentView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91015291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/views/LearningContentView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import * as log from 'loglevel'
+import LearningContent from '@/components/circle/LearningContent.vue'
+
+import { onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useCircleStore } from '@/stores/circle'
+import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/app'
+
+log.debug('LearningContentView created')
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  learningPathSlug: string
+  circleSlug: string
+  contentSlug: string
+}>()
+
+const appStore = useAppStore()
+appStore.showMainNavigationBar = false
+
+const circleStore = useCircleStore()
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  log.debug('LearningContentView mounted', props.learningPathSlug, props.circleSlug, props.contentSlug)
+
+  try {
+    await circleStore.loadLearningContent(props.learningPathSlug, props.circleSlug, props.contentSlug)
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error(error)
+  }
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <LearningContent
+    v-if="circleStore.currentLearningContent"
+    :key="circleStore.currentLearningContent.translation_key"
+  />
+</template>
+
+<style lang="postcss" scoped>
+.circle-container {
+  background: linear-gradient(to right, white 0%, white 50%, theme(colors.gray.200) 50%, theme(colors.gray.200) 100%);
+}
+
+.circle {
+  max-width: 1440px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.v-enter-active,
+.v-leave-active {
+  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.v-enter-from,
+.v-leave-to {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/client/vite.config.ts b/client/vite.config.ts
index 36825c0d..5edc7109 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/client/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import {fileURLToPath, URL} from 'url'
+import { fileURLToPath, URL } from "url";
 
-import {defineConfig, loadEnv} from 'vite'
-import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
+import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from "vite";
+import vue from "@vitejs/plugin-vue";
 // import vueI18n from '@intlify/vite-plugin-vue-i18n'
-import alias from '@rollup/plugin-alias'
+import alias from "@rollup/plugin-alias";
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         // ]
       }),
     ],
+    server: {
+      port: 5173,
+      hmr: { port: 5173 }
+    },
     resolve: {
       alias: {
         '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url)),