Tok, Mountain summit in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

Tok is the highest summit of the Brdská vrchovina highlands and of Central Bohemia, reaching 865 m. Its broad, barely prominent summit plateau was cleared for a military artillery impact area, so it is now covered with open spruce stands, heathland with blueberry and cranberry, and peat pools. A wide firebreak trench runs around the impact area, and the true highest point, marked by a survey stone, lies 200 m south of the old measuring site.

The summit lay inside the Brdy military training area established in 1931, and an artillery impact area was laid out on its eastern slope, ringed by a wide firebreak trench against shelling fires. The area stayed closed to the public until 31 December 2015; since 1 January 2016 the summit has belonged to the municipality of Obecnice within the Brdy protected landscape area.

Tok sits at the heart of a former military training area that only opened to the public in 2015, making it a relatively new destination for hikers. Visitors today walk paths that were off-limits for decades, which gives the place a particular feeling of rediscovery.

A red-marked trail climbs from Obecnice and a green-marked trail leaves the summit toward Příbram. A wide firebreak trench rings the former artillery impact area on the plateau, so follow the markings rather than cutting across it. In good visibility the plateau opens views to Klínovec, Ještěd, Sněžka, the Novohradské hory and parts of Šumava.

The summit plateau was cleared of forest when a military artillery impact area was set up in 1931, and a wide firebreak trench still rings it to stop fires from shelling. The bare ground let heathland with blueberry and cranberry, the carnivorous sundew and Ice Age stone polygons appear.