All around the Hochburg there are additional castles in close proximity. The "Vierburgenweg" (Four Castles Trail) leads to the "Kastelburg" near Waldkirch, to Landeck Castle and Lichteneck Castle.
Kastelburg
The lords of Schwarzenberg built the castle in the mid-13th century. After frequently changing its owner, the castle was conquered in the 17th century by the margrave's troops. However, just a short time later the imperial troops captured the Kastelburg and burned it down. Since 1978 it has been in the possession of the town of Waldkirch.
Landeck Castle
Walter of Geroldseck had the castle built in the mid-13th century for the protection of Schuttern Monastery. In the 15th century the castle came into the possession of the Margraves of Baden. The castle was destroyed in the Peasants' Wars of 1525. Today the ruins still show the typical architectural characteristics of the Hohenstaufen age. The corbel figures in the castle chapel are considered especially beautiful, however are exposed to weathering unprotected.
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Keppenbach
The lords of Keppenbach erected their castle in the 12th century. From here the nearby silver mine and the territorial forest rights were to be protected. In 1336 several families lived at the castle, making it a so-called 'Ganerbenburg' (Coheir Castle). Rebel peasants already destroyed the castle once and for all in 1525.
Lichteneck
Count Konrad I of Freiburg is said to have founded the castle around 1270. In the 14th century it became the property of the Palgraves of Lichteneck. Hans Jacob Christoffel of Grimmelshausen mentioned Lichteneck Castle in his "Simplicissimus". In 1675 the troops of Louis XIV destroyed the castle in the Dutch War.
Kirnburg
Sources mention the castle for the first time as "Castrum Chuornberg" in 1203. It is assumed that Burkhard I of Üsenberg was the first lord of the castle. After the castle had changed owners several times, it was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War.