Typical of the landscape are sheep pastures, stone bars, and numerous rear belts, which are preserved in their original appearance.

[3] Ostelsheim borders the municipalities Althengstett, Simmozheim, Weil der Stadt, Grafenau and Gechingen.

Ostelsheim is located on the Black Forest Railway which runs from Stuttgart via Weil der Stadt and then continues to Calw.

However, passenger transport shut down in 1983 and with decommissioning of the section between Weil der Stadt and Calw for freight in 1988, the community became disconnected from the railway.

located about three kilometers away, in Weil der Stadt, and from there regular buses[clarify] from Ostelsheim to Calw are available.