The Schaale flows into the Sude which is a tributary to the Elbe.

The source area of the Schilde is located in the nature reserve Neuendorfer Moor, which belongs to the district Neuendorf of the municipality Pokrent, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Schwerin.

It first turns in a southerly direction and, after about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), flows through Woezer See in the municipality of Wittendörp.

In Camin (district of Vellahn), the Motel, the only notable tributary flows into the Schilde.

The river flows then into the Schaale near Bennin, a district of Vellahn.