The Rammert extends for 18 kilometres from
Rangendingen in the southwest to
Tübingen in the northeast and is 7 kilometres across at its widest point between
Rottenburg am Neckar and
Ofterdingen. In the north it is bounded by the
Neckar valley, in the southeast by the
Steinlach valley and in the southwest by the
water gap of the
Starzel. In the northeast it peters out to a point, which gives it a roughly triangular shape. Its highest point is the Hohwacht at which rises between Rangendingen and
Bodelshausen, followed by Langen First near
Hirrlingen at 558 m and the 556 m-high Lausbühl not far from the Schadenweiler Hof near Rottenburg. The valleys of the Vorbach,
Katzenbach and Krebsbach streams, which head northwards or northeastwards, divide the Rammert sharply. As part of the
South German Scarplands the Rammert tilts slightly towards the southeast and forms a striking ledge, about 100 to 150 metres high on the rim of the Neckar valley. The
Weilerburg (555 m) which lies in front of the Rammert to the north is an
outlier of it. The southeastern slopes on the opposite side are gentler. There the Rammert transitions gradually into the rocks of the
Black and
Brown Jurassic rocks of the Jura Foreland. The Rammert predominantly
forested because of its sandy and clayey soils that are unfavourable for
farming. Its forests are intensively used for
forestry. The main tree species are
beech,
spruce,
scots pine, and
oak. Extensive
wetlands only cover parts of the valleys. == References ==