Schauenburg Castle is a ruined hilltop castle located in Oberkirch, Germany, atop a 367-metre-high hill spur overlooking the Rench river valley above the town of Gaisbach, Baden-Württemberg. The castle was built by Duke Berthold II of Zähringen.
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The Ruin of the Schauenburg Castle is placed in the little city of Oberkirch located in the Renchtal, part of the black forest. With 3 big parking lots up front it's easy to access and with wide trails to the ruins also easy to reach by foot. No entry fee, which is nice.
The ruins are not very big, but well conserved. You can explore the whole castle within 30 minutes. Not a lot of information provided, but the single big information board, gives you some good insights in the medieval "Game of thrones'' that happened here.
You can climb on some walls, enter some small rooms, but mostly have nice sit-ins and a little picnic in nature while enjoying very beautiful views.
The ruins are also the start and end point of a lot of hiking routes - so overall it's more a quick stop on a bigger activity as the main event.
I was there around noon and it was already quite crowded - my recommendation is to check out the morning or evening hours to get a nicer,...
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This is a hard walk up to the castle with a steep incline (part of the defensive design). It offers a great view and it's interesting to have a look a round for a bit. Maybe take a picnic with you. The carparks not far away but again it a moderately hard walk to the top where you reach the outer walls, then a stairway up to the keep (if I remember my history right it a Mott and bailey stone castle design with moat but I might be wrong). I enjoyed it and spent sometime using Google translate on the limited information on the structure. Worth an hour or two, and it connects to several walks around the area. Some Disabled persons may find this too difficult, especially wheelchair users, my wife declined it, and her wheelchair...
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The sign outside clearly states that entering is at your own risk.
I love this stuff! It's definetly not a bluff. There's loose stones, when you climb on the wall at the far/right side there's no railings and a deathly drop. I wouldn't go here with children that love exploring a bit too much.
That said, it's in good shape and it's awesome and unique that you can walk here that freely. Apart from us there were these two guys just playing badminton, how cool a free meeting...
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