 Unlike the railway, the through road cuts across the bow in the river Lauter and leads straight through the "Ortsteil" of Kaulbach.The floor of the dale lies at an elevation of roughly 200 m above sea level, while each end of the village, lying in side valleys, reach some 210 m above sea level.Each of the two centres still has its own village core, each one characterized by compact building made up of houses from the 19th century.