Plešivec, Mountain summit in the Brdská vrchovina, Czech Republic

Plešivec is a 654 m summit in the Brdská vrchovina, in the northern part of the Třemošenská vrchovina above the Litavka valley, 40 km southwest of Prague and 13.5 km north of Příbram. Its top is hidden in forest, and the red and green marked trails pass just below it.

Plešivec lies in the Brdská vrchovina, in the northern part of the Třemošenská vrchovina above the Litavka valley. Its summit held a large late Bronze Age hillfort of 57 hectares, one of the largest in Bohemia, whose remains survive in several places. The summit itself is hidden in forest, and the red and green marked trails pass just below it.

The name Plešivec is linked to the bare, treeless summit, but the top is now hidden in forest: the red and green hiking marks pass just below it. Local names such as Fabiánova zahrada recall Fabián, the legendary spirit and master of the Brdy, whose main seat is said to be on Velká Baba (614 m).

The summit is wooded and the red and green marked trails pass just below it, so watch for the turn-off. Good starting points are Jince, Rejkovice, Lhotka, Lochovice, Hostomice pod Brdy and Čenkov, or Příbram and Dobříš from further away. A marked side path leads to the Plešivec rocking stone.

On the summit stood a 57-hectare late Bronze Age hillfort, one of the largest in Bohemia; remnants of its ramparts survive in several places. The main viewpoints are Čertova kazatelna near the top and Malá skála and Krkavčí skály on the southeastern slopes.