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The Schultiskopf lies in the highest part of the
The Schultiskopf, together with its western neighbour, the Höllkopf () forms a 2.5-kilometre-long rocky ridge whose steep northern slopes drop up to 550 metres into the valley of the Haslachsimonswälder Bach and whose southern side descends 400 metres into the Ibichbach valley. A footpath runs along the ridge, having climbed from Altsimonswald in the valley of the
Central Black Forest
The Central Black Forest (), also called the Middle Black Forest, is a natural or cultural division of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It generally refers to a region of deeply incised valleys from the Rench valley and southern ...
and, at , is a ridge
A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of a ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest, wi ...
-like subpeak of the Obereck ().
Description
The Schultiskopf, together with its western neighbour, the Höllkopf () forms a 2.5-kilometre-long rocky ridge whose steep northern slopes drop up to 550 metres into the valley of the Haslachsimonswälder Bach and whose southern side descends 400 metres into the Ibichbach valley. A footpath runs along the ridge, having climbed from Altsimonswald in the valley of the Wilde Gutach
The Wild Gutach () is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into the Elz in Gutach im Breisgau.
Sights and structures
* Hexenlochmühle with two overshot water wheels in a ravine-like witch's hole (''Hexenloch'')
* '' Balzer Herr ...
(), and via the Obereck to the Farnberg Plateau between Rohrhardsberg
The Rohrhardsberg is a mountain in the Central Black Forest in southern Germany. At 1,152.1 metres (3,780 ft) above sea level, it is the northernmost summit of the elongated, north-south oriented Farnberg Plateau that has several high points ...
and Brend
The river Brend () is a right-bank tributary of the Fränkische Saale ''(Franconian Saale)'', in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the district Rhön-Grabfeld.
Its source is in Oberweißenbrunn, which is part of the town Bisc ...
. From the Höllkopf the Kostgfäll Ravine to the north, which runs parallel to the path, may be reached on unmarked forest tracks and linking footpaths.
The summit is marked with a cast iron cross and offers views over the Simonswälder Tal to Kandel
Kandel () is a town in the Germersheim (district), Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.
Kandel is twinned wi ...
and, in clear weather, to the Feldberg. The view is partly obscured by trees.
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