Hřebenáč (567 m a.s.l.) is a quiet, forested hilltop in the Frýdlant Highlands of northern Bohemia, tucked away in the Frýdlant Protrusion of the Liberec Region. It may not be the tallest peak around, but it offers a genuinely peaceful woodland walk with a surprising historical story waiting at its eastern slope.
The summit takes the form of a low, elongated rocky knoll sitting atop a long structural ridge. The hillside is blanketed mostly by spruce, with beech trees making occasional appearances — including a protected ancient beech (Fagus sylvatica) growing on the southern side. The atmosphere here is calm and intimate throughout the year: pleasantly cool and shaded in summer, and beautifully colourful in autumn when the beeches turn golden. The nearby town of Nové Město pod Smrkem lies just to the southwest, making this an easy half-day outing.
How to reach the summitThat cross marks the spot where a falling tree killed 65-year-old forester Adolf Rückert in November 1874 — a small but moving memorial that gives this gentle hill an unexpectedly poignant character.