Three Lakes Route: Mariastein - Kleinlützel

This short stage takes us from Mariastein or Rotberg, belonging to Solothurn, across Baselbieter territory (formerly Bernese territory) to Kleinlützel, which also belongs to the canton of Solothurn – both areas are only accessible to each other and to the main part of the canton of Solothurn via other cantonal territories.
On this stage, we do not pass through any villages, only touching the place Metzerlen. From there, the path goes through a forest up to the «Metzerlerchrüz», which refers to both the local stone cross and the wayside cross. From here, we go westwards along the height of the Chall, a well-developed and popular forest path that moves us forward quickly. For a change, we cross the Chall Pass, which connects the places on the right-hand side near the French border with the Laufental or Birstal valleys. Then we continue quickly in the same direction, taking time to listen to the birds.
At the end of the Chall Heights Path, we cross a pasture into a small valley with a barely visible footpath until we reach a forest path that leads us down towards Kleinlützel in the Lützel valley. After a few detours, we finally pass a small chapel, from where we walk steeply down through the forest on a Way of the Cross with its stations to Kleinlützel.