Vřesová studánka, Mountain spring in Kouty nad Desnou, Czech Republic.

Vřesová studánka is a mountain spring on the southern slope of Red Mountain in Kouty nad Desnou, in the Czech Republic. The water rises naturally from the ground and sits along marked hiking trails in the Jeseniky mountains.

A first wooden chapel was built around 1670 by the Žerotín family and later abolished under Joseph II, when its image was moved to the church in Velké Losiny. A stone church consecrated on 22 July 1850 was damaged by the 1921 landslide and demolished in 1926; its wooden successor burned after a lightning strike on 10 May 1946 and was never rebuilt. A granite altar was consecrated on the site in 2017.

A local story tells of a forester who saw a wounded deer recover after drinking from this spring, which led people to regard it as having healing properties. Walkers still stop here today, and the spot has a quiet, well-worn feeling that comes from long use rather than recent promotion.

The spring is reached on foot via marked trails, and some sections can be steep, so good footwear is helpful. It is worth starting early in the day if the weather looks uncertain, as conditions in the mountains can change quickly.

In June 1921, heavy rain triggered a large landslide that moved an enormous amount of soil and reshaped part of the slope around the spring. The terrain still shows the uneven ground left behind by that event, which visitors may notice without knowing the reason.