In the Eisenbach valley stands the oldest mill on the Mill Hiking Trail. It was first mentioned in 1553 as the “Nibelgau Mühle” but it was probably already in existence in the thirteenth century. The origin of the name “Meuschenmühle” has not been satisfactorily explained. The half-timbered building possesses a water wheel with a diameter of 7,87 metres (about 26 feet) which is the largest water wheel of all the mills in the Swabian Forest. Commercial flour milling in the mill was shut down in 1970. However, the mill with its equipment from the period around 1900 and its millstones (two milling gears and a special one for spelt) is still fully operational.

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