diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index cf3c032e4..fd41df233 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Metrics/BlockLength:
     - spec/**/*_spec.rb
 
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 340
+  Max: 370
 
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
   Max: 15
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2aa94494..602bf71ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 * [#2808](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/2808): Internalize `build_params_with` and `auth` behind `Grape::Util::InheritableSetting` accessors - [@ericproulx](https://github.com/ericproulx).
 * [#2807](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/2807): Internalize routing scope flags behind `Grape::Util::InheritableSetting` accessors (`do_not_route_head`, `do_not_route_options`, `do_not_document`, `lint` — `!` writers / `?` readers), and drop the vestigial `namespace_inheritable` hash copy in `Grape::API::Instance`'s route-config collection - [@ericproulx](https://github.com/ericproulx).
 * [#2810](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/2810): Make `Grape::Util::InheritableSetting`'s raw stores internal where the ecosystem allows: `namespace_inheritable` is now protected and `namespace_stackable_with_hash` private, while `namespace_stackable` stays public for grape-swagger; `Router::Pattern::Path` reads a dedicated `path_settings` snapshot, and `mount_paths` exposes the full mount-path stack - [@ericproulx](https://github.com/ericproulx).
+* [#2811](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/2811): Internalize the route scope behind `Grape::Util::InheritableSetting` accessors (`route_validations`, `route_declared_params`, `route_renamed_params` / `add_route_renamed_param`, `route_description`, `route_settings`, `route_setting`, `inherit_route_params`), so no external code touches the raw `route` store - [@ericproulx](https://github.com/ericproulx).
 * Your contribution here.
 
 #### Fixes
diff --git a/lib/grape/dsl/declared.rb b/lib/grape/dsl/declared.rb
index 05096bd6b..ddbb7ab78 100644
--- a/lib/grape/dsl/declared.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/dsl/declared.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ def declared(passed_params, include_parent_namespaces: true, include_missing: tr
 
         contract_key_map = inheritable_setting.contract_key_maps
         handler = DeclaredParamsHandler.new(include_missing:, evaluate_given:, stringify:, contract_key_map:)
-        declared_params = include_parent_namespaces ? inheritable_setting.route[:declared_params] : (inheritable_setting.declared_params.last || [])
-        renamed_params = inheritable_setting.route[:renamed_params] || {}
+        declared_params = include_parent_namespaces ? inheritable_setting.route_declared_params : (inheritable_setting.declared_params.last || [])
+        renamed_params = inheritable_setting.route_renamed_params
         route_params = config.params
 
         handler.call(passed_params, declared_params, route_params, renamed_params)
diff --git a/lib/grape/dsl/desc.rb b/lib/grape/dsl/desc.rb
index 3d358bfd4..27a027e6e 100644
--- a/lib/grape/dsl/desc.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/dsl/desc.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def desc(description, *legacy_options, **options, &config_block)
         # Only the route scope is consumed downstream (by +route+ and the
         # route's readers, e.g. +http_codes+); the namespace scope was
         # write-only, so it is no longer populated.
-        inheritable_setting.route[:description] = settings
+        inheritable_setting.route_description = settings
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/grape/dsl/routing.rb b/lib/grape/dsl/routing.rb
index c202959b3..cd478c369 100644
--- a/lib/grape/dsl/routing.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/dsl/routing.rb
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def mount(mounts, *opts)
       #   end
       def route(methods, paths = ['/'], requirements: nil, anchor: true, **route_options, &)
         http_methods = methods == :any ? '*' : methods
-        endpoint_description = inheritable_setting.route[:description] || {}
+        endpoint_description = inheritable_setting.route_description
 
         # +params+, +requirements+ and +anchor+ each travel as their own endpoint
         # input; the route-options bag keeps the description's other keys
diff --git a/lib/grape/dsl/settings.rb b/lib/grape/dsl/settings.rb
index bc62dbbd1..a5baeea2a 100644
--- a/lib/grape/dsl/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/dsl/settings.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def global_setting(key, value = nil)
       end
 
       def route_setting(key, value = nil)
-        get_or_set(inheritable_setting.route, key, value)
+        inheritable_setting.route_setting(key, value)
       end
 
       def namespace_setting(key, value = nil)
diff --git a/lib/grape/endpoint.rb b/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
index 754044515..636d52b99 100644
--- a/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ def initialize(new_settings, http_methods:, path:, api:, app: nil, params: {}, r
     # the endpoint's API is mounted under another one.
     # @param settings [Grape::Util::InheritableSetting]
     def inherit_settings(settings)
-      parent_validations = settings.validations
-      inheritable_setting.route[:validations].concat(parent_validations) if parent_validations.any?
-      parent_declared_params = settings.declared_params
-      inheritable_setting.route[:declared_params].concat(parent_declared_params.flatten) if parent_declared_params.any?
-
+      inheritable_setting.inherit_route_params(settings)
       endpoints&.each { |e| e.inherit_settings(settings) }
     end
 
@@ -201,7 +197,7 @@ def execute
     end
 
     def run_validators(request:)
-      validators = inheritable_setting.route[:validations]
+      validators = inheritable_setting.route_validations
       return if validators.blank?
 
       validation_exceptions = nil
@@ -288,7 +284,7 @@ def to_routes
       prefix = inheritable_setting.root_prefix
       requirements = prepare_routes_requirements(config.requirements)
       anchor = config.anchor
-      settings = inheritable_setting.route.except(:declared_params, :validations)
+      settings = inheritable_setting.route_settings
 
       config.http_methods.flat_map do |method|
         config.path.map do |path|
diff --git a/lib/grape/util/inheritable_setting.rb b/lib/grape/util/inheritable_setting.rb
index 342e24d4b..cf0435a7f 100644
--- a/lib/grape/util/inheritable_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/util/inheritable_setting.rb
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ def point_in_time_copy
       # and request-serving defaults are applied.
       def point_in_time_copy_for_endpoint
         copy = point_in_time_copy
-        copy.route[:declared_params] = copy.declared_params.flatten
-        copy.route[:validations] = copy.validations.dup
+        copy.route_declared_params = copy.declared_params.flatten
+        copy.route_validations = copy.validations.dup
         copy.default_error_status ||= 500
         copy
       end
@@ -110,6 +110,77 @@ def route_end
         @route = {}
       end
 
+      # Validator instances and declared-params entries for the route currently
+      # being built. Unlike the same-named namespace stacks (#validations /
+      # #declared_params), these are flat per-route snapshots: seeded when an
+      # endpoint copy is forked (see #point_in_time_copy_for_endpoint), topped
+      # up from mounting parents (see Endpoint#inherit_settings), and read back
+      # by run_validators / #declared.
+      def route_validations
+        @route[:validations]
+      end
+
+      def route_validations=(validations)
+        @route[:validations] = validations
+      end
+
+      def route_declared_params
+        @route[:declared_params]
+      end
+
+      def route_declared_params=(declared_params)
+        @route[:declared_params] = declared_params
+      end
+
+      # Path => renamed-name map recorded by +as:+ (see ParamsScope), consumed
+      # by #declared. Record entries with #add_route_renamed_param; an empty
+      # Hash when nothing was renamed.
+      def route_renamed_params
+        @route[:renamed_params] || {}
+      end
+
+      def add_route_renamed_param(path, new_name)
+        (@route[:renamed_params] ||= {})[path] = new_name
+      end
+
+      # Endpoint description recorded by +desc+ (see DSL::Desc), consumed by
+      # +route+. An empty Hash when +desc+ was never called.
+      def route_description
+        @route[:description] || {}
+      end
+
+      def route_description=(description)
+        @route[:description] = description
+      end
+
+      # The route-scope settings handed to each Grape::Router::Route: every
+      # +route_setting+ registration plus the description, minus the internal
+      # param snapshots (#route_validations / #route_declared_params).
+      def route_settings
+        route.except(:declared_params, :validations)
+      end
+
+      # Read (when +value+ is nil) or write an arbitrary route-scoped setting.
+      # This is the open store behind the +route_setting+ DSL; the known keys
+      # have the dedicated accessors above.
+      def route_setting(key, value = nil)
+        return @route[key] if value.nil?
+
+        @route[key] = value
+      end
+
+      # Fold a mounting parent scope's accumulated validations and declared
+      # params into this endpoint copy's per-route snapshots (see
+      # Endpoint#inherit_settings). Both are appended, so the parent's entries
+      # follow the ones already seeded from the surrounding scopes.
+      def inherit_route_params(parent)
+        parent_validations = parent.validations
+        route_validations.concat(parent_validations) if parent_validations.any?
+
+        parent_declared_params = parent.declared_params
+        route_declared_params.concat(parent_declared_params.flatten) if parent_declared_params.any?
+      end
+
       # Return a serializable hash of our values.
       def to_hash
         {
diff --git a/lib/grape/validations/params_scope.rb b/lib/grape/validations/params_scope.rb
index 02438c080..dcfd44095 100644
--- a/lib/grape/validations/params_scope.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/validations/params_scope.rb
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ def build_full_path
       # @param new_name [String, Symbol] the new name of the parameter (the
       #   renamed name, with the +as: ...+ semantic)
       def push_renamed_param(path, new_name)
-        api_route_setting = @api.inheritable_setting.route
-        base = api_route_setting[:renamed_params] || {}
-        base[Array(path).map(&:to_s)] = new_name.to_s
-        api_route_setting[:renamed_params] = base
+        @api.inheritable_setting.add_route_renamed_param(Array(path).map(&:to_s), new_name.to_s)
       end
 
       def require_required_and_optional_fields(context, using:, except: nil)
diff --git a/spec/grape/util/inheritable_setting_spec.rb b/spec/grape/util/inheritable_setting_spec.rb
index 0b19b6ad1..1ec27ed9e 100644
--- a/spec/grape/util/inheritable_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/grape/util/inheritable_setting_spec.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,50 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'route-scope accessors' do
+    it 'reads and writes the per-route validation snapshot' do
+      subject.route_validations = [:validator]
+      expect(subject.route_validations).to eq [:validator]
+    end
+
+    it 'reads and writes the per-route declared-params snapshot' do
+      subject.route_declared_params = [:id]
+      expect(subject.route_declared_params).to eq [:id]
+    end
+
+    it 'defaults renamed params to an empty hash and accumulates additions' do
+      expect(subject.route_renamed_params).to eq({})
+
+      subject.add_route_renamed_param(['a'], 'b')
+      subject.add_route_renamed_param(['c'], 'd')
+      expect(subject.route_renamed_params).to eq({ ['a'] => 'b', ['c'] => 'd' })
+    end
+
+    it 'defaults the description to an empty hash and round-trips writes' do
+      expect(subject.route_description).to eq({})
+
+      subject.route_description = { description: 'x' }
+      expect(subject.route_description).to eq({ description: 'x' })
+    end
+
+    it 'exposes route settings without the internal param snapshots' do
+      subject.route_end
+      subject.route_validations = [:validator]
+      subject.route_declared_params = [:id]
+      subject.route_description = { description: 'x' }
+      subject.route[:custom] = :value
+
+      expect(subject.route_settings).to eq(description: { description: 'x' }, custom: :value)
+    end
+
+    it 'reads and writes arbitrary route settings' do
+      expect(subject.route_setting(:custom)).to be_nil
+
+      subject.route_setting(:custom, :value)
+      expect(subject.route_setting(:custom)).to eq :value
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#inherit_from' do
     it 'notifies clones' do
       new_settings = subject.point_in_time_copy