Bohutín – former mines
A landscape shaped by mining on the edge of the Příbram area and the Brdy hills, easy to combine with a short trip around the region.
Plešivec (654 m) is a long wooded ridge above the Litavka valley, about 2 km north of Jince and roughly 14 km from Orlov. It is known for its rocky viewpoints, boulder fields and traces of prehistoric settlement. Allow around two hours for a walk over the top.
What you will see
The best-known viewpoint is Čertova kazatelna (the Devil's Pulpit), just below the summit. It sits at the upper edge of a large boulder field that runs down the western slopes to the Litavka. On a clear day you can see Jince, Hořovice and the Svatá Hora pilgrimage site near Příbram. The path continues along the edge of overgrown quarries where quartzite was once extracted. A short side path off the marked trail leads to the Plešivec rocking stone.
A bit of history
The summit was occupied by a large Late Bronze Age hillfort, dating from roughly 1300 to 800 BC. A stone bank up to 10 metres wide can still be traced in the forest. Archaeologists have found many hoards of bronze objects and the remains of smelting furnaces, and the site may also have served as a sacred precinct. Local legends tell of Fabián, the spirit of the Brdy forests, of a snake queen and of the Kubáci robbers and their hideout known as Masné krámy.
Good to know
Red and green marked trails pass close to the summit, and Jince is the usual starting point. The summit itself is wooded, so the views are mainly from the rocky viewpoints. Take care on the boulder fields and near the quarry edges.
