In the 12th century, the place name Erlibach as a designation for a forest located under the Feldberg, first appeared in a bill of sale. The Erlenbach was sold several times over the course of the centuries, inter alia around 1327 to the Williamites. In 1472, the Erlenbach farm is first mentioned, which at that time consisted of a dwelling house and a stable for the animals of the herder. In subsequent documents, the Erlenbacher Hof is pledged and sold several times. In this case the (usually 12 or 13) members of the Erlenbach Grazing Cooperative (Erlenbacher Weidegenossenschaft) are often named as owners. Since the 17th century an almost unbroken line of herders and innkeepers have occupied the hut. In 1769 a new combined domestic house and cattle hut were built.