エッセルバッハの山小屋＆キャビン・トップ20

At the time of the great court hunts, during the reign of Prince Regent Luitpold (1886-1910), around ten wild boar were caught in the area around the cellar hut. Potatoes and corn were stored in the cellar. On the ground floor there was a large cauldron for boiling the potatoes, which could only be fed to the wild boar when cooked. Before the big hunts, the sows released for shooting were caught and, on the day of the hunt, driven in crates on horse-drawn carts to the so-called "bowling alley". The "bowling alley" was a large round area, which was demarcated with spruce poles about one meter high. This was in the forest departments Brunft, Freiberg and at the Haselgraben. Once the sows were in the bowling alley, there was no escape for them. If a shooter shot past, the wild boar came back along the wild fence and past the shooter after a short time. This went on until the wild boar was killed. The biggest boars were always driven to the Prince Regent. -Text information board "Alte Kellerhütte"-

Quiet, hardly visited... here you have the forest to yourself!

Former kitchen building for the preparation of game fodder

former Kitchen for game... the oven is still inside

It is a pity that it is not made accessible to the public but can only be admired but not used

Nice corner... optically quite attractive.. but there's nothing more to nibble or drink... management discontinued

Nice rest area in the middle of the Spessart

And according to the owner it stays that way…. 🥹