Saumahd and Käsbrunnen wells and Wagnersgruben pits near Heidenheim

We start at the hikers' car park on the Nattheimer Steige (pear tree with hiking sign). Following the sign, we come to a crossroads at the level of the radio converter, where we turn right. After about 200 m, a red arrow shows us the way to the Käsbrunnen on the left. Saumahdbrunnen and Käsbrunnen are springs that were formed due to clay-like, impermeable layers. The name "Käsbrunnen" refers to the milky appearance of the water due to the lime that has been washed into it. At the Käsbrunnen, walk 50 m further along the path, then turn right on a grassy path downhill until you reach a gravel path. There we keep left until we reach a fork, where we turn left to the Wagnersgruben, a former Bohnerz pit. Bohner ore partly covered the demand for iron until the 19th century. Today the Wagnersgruben are a biotope in idyllic surroundings. Continue straight ahead on the Wagnersgrubenweg until you reach the radio transformer, where you turn right onto a trail marked with a red arrow to the Saumahdbrunnen well. The former farmstead on the site of the "Saumahdbrunnen" probably had meadows and raised pigs. From there we go back to the gravel road (Saumahdweg), which we follow for about 1.5 km. Turning left into the Buchschorrenweg, we return to the starting point via the Viehtal. On the way back we can stop at the Homöopathenhäusle.