Hasenmatt - Stallflue - Wandflue

Trying to make the most of the dry Saturday morning, before the rain would ruin the rest of my birthday weekend, I joined David and Petra for an easy hike in canton Solothurn.

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We set off at Oberdorf SO railway station and ascend Hasenmatt, at 1445m the highest point in the canton of Solothurn. Ominous clouds are hanging over the Jura range, but the view across the Mittelland towards the 4000ers of the Berner Oberland is still surprisingly clear. We have the summit all to ourselves. The weather forecast seems to have kept most people at home.

We continue along the top of the cliffs of Stallflue, Küferegg and Wandflue. A couple of times, we get spectacular views down the cliffs, but most of the time, the path is easy and not exposed at all. We have a lunch break af the Obergrenchenberg restaurant. A first rain shower passes while we are eating our soup inside. By the time we continue our hike, it's dry again. We descend through the Engloch/Ängloch (some stairs followed by dozens of zigzags) down to Grenchen.