The Farnberg Plateau, which includes the Rohrhardsberg lies in the triangle between the valleys of the Elz, Oberprechtal and Simonswäldertal.

On the ridge of the plateau between the Schwedenschanze on the Rohrhardsberg and the Brend are habitats for the capercaillie and hazel grouse and other, in some cases very rare, animal and plant species.

Several other areas would continue to be extensively grazed, because a purely mechanistic approach of leaving the few remaining rough pastures to grow wild would make no sense either for economic or for ecological reasons.

In cooperation with local farmers, inter alia, a further opportunity for naturalising or reforesting grazing land has been carried out.In winter the Farnberg ridge between the Rohrhardsberg and Brend is a popular ski area; in summer the many trails managed by the Black Forest Club, such as the Zweitälersteig, enable extensive walking tours through the region.

On the domed summit of the Rohrhardsberg is a roughly 30-metre-high transmission tower belonging to Deutsche Telekom and, since 2004, a wind turbine.