Schiltach: Kuhbach - Eselgrund - Schenkenburg - Circular route

The hike begins at the Trautwein tannery and first leads along the Kinzig to “Vor Kuhbach”. Then cross to the left of the railway line and hike parallel to the Kuhbach uphill on the middle path. After about 1.5 km, leave the wide farm track to the left onto a forest path, continuing to follow the middle path. After 1.5 km steadily uphill, pass Johannesharderhof on the left to a crosswise tarred road, then follow it to the right about 250 m past Bascheshof. After a few meters, leave the tarred road to the left and follow a wide forest path downhill, now following the yellow lozenge. At Nachtloch, you return to a tarred road, on which you reach Eselbach. On the crosswise Witticherstraße, turn right towards Alpirsbach and after another 50 m turn right again over the Narrenbrückle, continuing to follow the yellow lozenge. An approx. 1 km narrow path along the Kleine Kinzig leads into the town center of Schenkenzell. There, turn right at the Drei-König bridge towards Schiltach, now following the blue lozenge for about 1 km. At the railway bridge, leaving the road to the right, you reach a fork. Following the Schenkenburg signpost, you reach the ruin (yellow lozenge) and then return to the fork. On the remaining approx. 2 km of the “Lower Halde” you reach Schiltach, again following the blue lozenge.