Nab Scar
450m (1477ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Nab Scar is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Nab Scar
John Hanlon walked up on September 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Rothay Hotel (BadgerBar) [with] solo [weather] Sunny - Wainwright 1of8 on the Fairfield Horseshoe route
Phil Higgins climbed on June 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] Nab Scar (clockwise) [with] Steve Brown [weather] Mixed! - Running Fairfield Horseshoe. 10.49 miles distance. 2:24.
John Bryers bagged on July 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Parked car in layby close to Swan Hotel on Grasmere to Keswick road. Walked back to Grasmere and on to Rydal Hall via coffin route and TA route. Up front of Nab Scar to reach the top. We then walked up to Heron Pike and down to Alcock Tarn (Lunch overlooking tarn) back to car on southern path. [with] With Mya my faithful 13 year old Patterdale Terrier, David, Janine, Briony, Freya Gray and Jazz. [weather] Very close and warm. Cooler on the tops with some light winds. - Janine arrived without boots! Went with Briony into Ambleside to buy some. They caught us up in Rydal to continue walk up Nab Scar.
Andy Buxton hiked on September 27th, 1997 [from/via/route] From Ambleside as start of Fairfield Horseshoe (Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pike, Nab Scar) [with] Dan [weather] Cool, clear day, but windy. - Enjoyable route
Jon Bowskill summited on April 4th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Braeside Saturday went anti clockwise, sunny day but windy with some old snow on summits just under 7 hours with no stops. Long route from Fairfield peak to Rydal. longer than expected. Need to try clockside.. [with] On my own [weather] Warm and sunny - Try clockwise from Rydal
Andrew Johnson conquered on October 14th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rydal [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy
Lorna Mccarthy scaled on July 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] Grassington
Richard Marchant walked up on July 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] This route taken was the Heart of the Lakes Rydal Round Fell Race route as I took part in the said named fell race that day starting from the Ambleside Lakeland Sports Show and finishing back there. [with] On my own but with a number of other fell runners taking part in the Heart of the Lakes Rydal Round Fell Race from Ambleside Lakeland Sport Show. [weather] Sunny day with white fluffy clouds, nice cool breeze. - First time for me to do a big fell race in the Lakes.
Joe Mccusker climbed on July 13th, 2019 [from/via/route] Rydal [with] Paula, Alfie and Lily. [weather] Sunny - Tough coming down
Alan Jolly bagged on May 10th, 2019 [from/via/route] From Ambleside as part of Fairfield Horseshoe [with] Denis Jolly [weather] Sunny on the way out and sleet and rain on the way back
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Nab Scar

The Fairfield Horseshoe from the summit of Fairfield with Dove Crag (left), Rydal Beck, Ambleside, Windermere, Nab Scar and Heron Pike (prominent right)

Rydal Water (centre) with Lake Windermere (top left) and Grasmere (right) from Nab Scar on The Fairfield Horeshoe
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