This stage crosses the highest point of the Gottardo Walserweg trail: the Cristallina Pass where the Capanna hut is located. However, first it goes steeply up from the Basodino hut and across a rocky valley at Lago Bianco. The pass follows the slope through the flanks above the grey Lake Sfundau. The descent across the Alps and the steep steps into the Bedretto Valley takes some time.