diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 370f6086..1e82ab7d 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ type Context struct {
 	index    int8
 	fullPath string
 
-	engine *Engine
-	params *Params
+	engine       *Engine
+	params       *Params
+	skippedNodes *[]skippedNode
 
 	// This mutex protect Keys map
 	mu sync.RWMutex
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func (c *Context) reset() {
 	c.queryCache = nil
 	c.formCache = nil
 	*c.params = (*c.params)[:0]
+	*c.skippedNodes = (*c.skippedNodes)[:0]
 }
 
 // Copy returns a copy of the current context that can be safely used outside the request's scope.
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index 02a1062c..cf93bacd 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ type Engine struct {
 	pool             sync.Pool
 	trees            methodTrees
 	maxParams        uint16
+	maxSections      uint16
 	trustedCIDRs     []*net.IPNet
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ func Default() *Engine {
 
 func (engine *Engine) allocateContext() *Context {
 	v := make(Params, 0, engine.maxParams)
-	return &Context{engine: engine, params: &v}
+	skippedNodes := make([]skippedNode, 0, engine.maxSections)
+	return &Context{engine: engine, params: &v, skippedNodes: &skippedNodes}
 }
 
 // Delims sets template left and right delims and returns a Engine instance.
@@ -308,6 +310,10 @@ func (engine *Engine) addRoute(method, path string, handlers HandlersChain) {
 	if paramsCount := countParams(path); paramsCount > engine.maxParams {
 		engine.maxParams = paramsCount
 	}
+
+	if sectionsCount := countSections(path); sectionsCount > engine.maxSections {
+		engine.maxSections = sectionsCount
+	}
 }
 
 // Routes returns a slice of registered routes, including some useful information, such as:
@@ -529,7 +535,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) handleHTTPRequest(c *Context) {
 		}
 		root := t[i].root
 		// Find route in tree
-		value := root.getValue(rPath, c.params, unescape)
+		value := root.getValue(rPath, c.params, c.skippedNodes, unescape)
 		if value.params != nil {
 			c.Params = *value.params
 		}
@@ -557,7 +563,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) handleHTTPRequest(c *Context) {
 			if tree.method == httpMethod {
 				continue
 			}
-			if value := tree.root.getValue(rPath, nil, unescape); value.handlers != nil {
+			if value := tree.root.getValue(rPath, nil, c.skippedNodes, unescape); value.handlers != nil {
 				c.handlers = engine.allNoMethod
 				serveError(c, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, default405Body)
 				return
diff --git a/tree.go b/tree.go
index 1a1aa93e..dfae0f40 100644
--- a/tree.go
+++ b/tree.go
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ type skippedNode struct {
 // If no handle can be found, a TSR (trailing slash redirect) recommendation is
 // made if a handle exists with an extra (without the) trailing slash for the
 // given path.
-func (n *node) getValue(path string, params *Params, unescape bool) (value nodeValue) {
-	skippedNodes := make([]skippedNode, 0, countSections(path)) // Caching the latest nodes
+func (n *node) getValue(path string, params *Params, skippedNodes *[]skippedNode, unescape bool) (value nodeValue) {
+	//skippedNodes := make([]skippedNode, 0, countSections(path)) // Caching the latest nodes
 	var globalParamsCount int16
 
 walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
 					if c == idxc {
 						//  strings.HasPrefix(n.children[len(n.children)-1].path, ":") == n.wildChild
 						if n.wildChild {
-							index := len(skippedNodes)
-							skippedNodes = skippedNodes[:index+1]
-							skippedNodes[index] = skippedNode{
+							index := len(*skippedNodes)
+							*skippedNodes = (*skippedNodes)[:index+1]
+							(*skippedNodes)[index] = skippedNode{
 								path: prefix + path,
 								node: &node{
 									path:      n.path,
@@ -464,10 +464,9 @@ walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
 				*/
 
 				if path != "/" && !n.wildChild {
-					for len(skippedNodes) > 0 {
-						l := len(skippedNodes)
-						skippedNode := skippedNodes[l-1]
-						skippedNodes = skippedNodes[:l-1]
+					for l := len(*skippedNodes); l > 0; {
+						skippedNode := (*skippedNodes)[l-1]
+						*skippedNodes = (*skippedNodes)[:l-1]
 						if strings.HasSuffix(skippedNode.path, path) {
 							path = skippedNode.path
 							n = skippedNode.node
@@ -593,10 +592,9 @@ walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
 			// If the current path does not equal '/' and the node does not have a registered handle and the most recently matched node has a child node
 			// the current node needs to be equal to the latest matching node
 			if n.handlers == nil && path != "/" {
-				for len(skippedNodes) > 0 {
-					l := len(skippedNodes)
-					skippedNode := skippedNodes[l-1]
-					skippedNodes = skippedNodes[:l-1]
+				for l := len(*skippedNodes); l > 0; {
+					skippedNode := (*skippedNodes)[l-1]
+					*skippedNodes = (*skippedNodes)[:l-1]
 					if strings.HasSuffix(skippedNode.path, path) {
 						path = skippedNode.path
 						n = skippedNode.node
@@ -639,10 +637,9 @@ walk: // Outer loop for walking the tree
 		}
 
 		if path != "/" {
-			for len(skippedNodes) > 0 {
-				l := len(skippedNodes)
-				skippedNode := skippedNodes[l-1]
-				skippedNodes = skippedNodes[:l-1]
+			for l := len(*skippedNodes); l > 0; {
+				skippedNode := (*skippedNodes)[l-1]
+				*skippedNodes = (*skippedNodes)[:l-1]
 				if strings.HasSuffix(skippedNode.path, path) {
 					path = skippedNode.path
 					n = skippedNode.node
diff --git a/tree_test.go b/tree_test.go
index 8ae5b7db..39668831 100644
--- a/tree_test.go
+++ b/tree_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ func getParams() *Params {
 	return &ps
 }
 
+func getSkippedNodes() *[]skippedNode {
+	ps := make([]skippedNode, 0, 20)
+	return &ps
+}
+
 func checkRequests(t *testing.T, tree *node, requests testRequests, unescapes ...bool) {
 	unescape := false
 	if len(unescapes) >= 1 {
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ func checkRequests(t *testing.T, tree *node, requests testRequests, unescapes ..
 	}
 
 	for _, request := range requests {
-		value := tree.getValue(request.path, getParams(), unescape)
+		value := tree.getValue(request.path, getParams(), getSkippedNodes(), unescape)
 
 		if value.handlers == nil {
 			if !request.nilHandler {
@@ -605,7 +610,7 @@ func TestTreeTrailingSlashRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 		"/doc/",
 	}
 	for _, route := range tsrRoutes {
-		value := tree.getValue(route, nil, false)
+		value := tree.getValue(route, nil, getSkippedNodes(), false)
 		if value.handlers != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("non-nil handler for TSR route '%s", route)
 		} else if !value.tsr {
@@ -622,7 +627,7 @@ func TestTreeTrailingSlashRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 		"/api/world/abc",
 	}
 	for _, route := range noTsrRoutes {
-		value := tree.getValue(route, nil, false)
+		value := tree.getValue(route, nil, getSkippedNodes(), false)
 		if value.handlers != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("non-nil handler for No-TSR route '%s", route)
 		} else if value.tsr {
@@ -641,7 +646,7 @@ func TestTreeRootTrailingSlashRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("panic inserting test route: %v", recv)
 	}
 
-	value := tree.getValue("/", nil, false)
+	value := tree.getValue("/", nil, getSkippedNodes(), false)
 	if value.handlers != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("non-nil handler")
 	} else if value.tsr {
@@ -821,7 +826,7 @@ func TestTreeInvalidNodeType(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// normal lookup
 	recv := catchPanic(func() {
-		tree.getValue("/test", nil, false)
+		tree.getValue("/test", nil, getSkippedNodes(), false)
 	})
 	if rs, ok := recv.(string); !ok || rs != panicMsg {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected panic '"+panicMsg+"', got '%v'", recv)
@@ -846,7 +851,7 @@ func TestTreeInvalidParamsType(t *testing.T) {
 	params := make(Params, 0)
 
 	// try to trigger slice bounds out of range with capacity 0
-	tree.getValue("/test", &params, false)
+	tree.getValue("/test", &params, getSkippedNodes(), false)
 }
 
 func TestTreeWildcardConflictEx(t *testing.T) {