Nab Scar
450m (1477ft)

The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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You can find Nab Scar & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Nab Scar

Martin Hartshorne walked up on September 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Low cloud then sunshine to finish

Ian Ashton climbed on August 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] Failed Fairfield horseshoe [with] Stevie H [weather] Bad

Mr Davison bagged on November 18th, 2017 [from/via/route] Fairfiled horseshoe [with] Ian F, Ian F, Mike, Gary, Simon, Martyn, Andy [weather] sunny,

Christine Shepherd hiked during May, 2007 [from/via/route] Walked from Rydal using walk c247 Did this walk for the sixth time on 19.6.22 [with] Tony Sailes [weather] Lovely at this stage, misty later. - Climbed again with Miriam on 30.7.07. On 3.4.11 I climbed this in very windy conditions. Did Fairfield Horseshoe solo on 12.5.12 & I then did this last walk again by myself on 25.3.18 in glorious sunshine.

Shirley Philips has summited [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside

John Tippins conquered on June 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] From White Moss car park [with] With Cornelia [weather] Dry, sun/cloud, breezy & a bit chilly on exposed areas.

Tony Halliday scaled on May 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] Circular walk starting at rydal taking in nab scar heron pike rydal fell great rigg Fairfield hart crag dove crag high pike & low pike known as the fairfield circular or round [with] My boarder terrier jimmy boo and George also my wife sal [weather] The weather was warm start dry sunny no wind but cooler on the summit some clouds - A tough circular roughly 11 miles great views over rydal water & Windermere & surrounding fells a brutal start of 3.5 hours of climbing & equally as brutal 3.5 hours of going down ended with a nice couple of pints & the sun came out in all its glory in the beer garden

Geoff Hand walked up on January 12th, 2022 [from/via/route] Fairfield Round from Ambleside via Rydal Mount, Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike, Low Pike & back by Sweden Bridge. [with] Alone with Tess [weather] Cold, cloud & sun getting clearer as day went on. - Plenty of snow on Fairfield , Hart Cragg, Dove Crag & High Pike. Was treated to a fly-by the RAF between Hart Crag & Dove Cragg. Scared Tess out of her wits!

Pete George climbed on November 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Ambleside [with] Roco [weather] Sunny but wet underfoot

Carl Tillotson bagged on August 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Fairfield Horseshoe [with] June [weather] Sunny, little wind, high level cloud - Went down the bad step, not bad in the end, lol.

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