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| Name: | Nabs Moor |
| Hill number: | 2606 |
| Height: | 493m / 1617ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
| RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
| County/UA: | Cumbria (CoU) |
| Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
| Class: | Wainwright Outlying Fell (WO) |
| Grid ref: | NY 50341 11103 |
| Summit feature: | small boulder on rock outcrop |
| Drop: | 2m |
| Col: | 491m NY503111  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 149 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From Tailbert followed footpath into Swindale via Trussgap Brow. On to Swindale Head and Dodd Bottom. Ascent of Nabs Moor and on to Howes. Descent in Mosedale, crossing Mosedale Beck and climb of Ulthwaite Rigg. On to High Wether Howe, Fewling Stones, Seat Robert, Great Ladstones and Langhowe Pike. Descent back to car via track over Ralfland Forest. | raymooremanx | 22/06/2019 |
| A circuitous walkk from the parking area in Swindale near Truss Gap. Taking inLanghowe Pike, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, High weather howe, Fewling Stones, Nabs Moor and Howes. A beautiful sol day in perfect wandering weather. | Shutterlag | 13/05/2019 |
| From dam car park a round of Great Ladstones, Langhowe Pike, Glede Howe, Fewling Stones, Nabs Moor, Howes, High Wether Howe and Seat Robert. | rhalstead | 24/12/2018 |
| AW's outliers last top of seven on a 12 mile walk from Swindale, route Langhowe pike, Great ladstones, Seat Robert, High weather howe, Fewling stones, Howes and Nabs moor. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 20/05/2018 |
| added to wet sleddale walk before wading back across the beck to do scam matthew solo | colinfielding | 19/05/2018 |
| Up from Mardale Head car park. Across from Howe after the 2 Branstree tops. Doubled back to bag Selside Pike before dropping down to the road via Brown Howe. Nice little circuit of 6 hills. | jonglew | 13/01/2018 |
| WOs 110 and 111; Bs. 94. Last day at Shap and rain forecast for p.m. Dropped and picked up at Swindale Head and followed W's route up the Nab and Howes but returned by the same route as wanted to fit in the Birkett Brown Howe via the corpse road as had to omit it on the Naddle horseshoe walk through exhaustion. Made it 30 mins. before rain started. | BURGESS | 16/08/2017 |
| W Jenx and Bryher from limited parking at Truss Gap. Along lane to Swindale Head then fine old track up past Hobgumble Gill and steep up onto Nabs Moor. Pathless then to Howes and the NE Top of Branstree. Motorway line then to Selside amidst increasingly heavy showers before descending the Old Corpse Road back to Swindale Head and car. A Sunday and not a soul seen, who says the Lakes is crowded? | nordicstar | 30/07/2017 |
| From Truss Gap. A very quiet valley. Made a good circular route. | jenx | 30/07/2017 |
| My penultimate WO, on to Knipescar to complete | bardolph | 25/07/2017 |
| Up from Swinside by main drag until on top of the crags. On to Howes. Easy in summer. | Eddie | 25/06/2017 |
| Walked into Swindale from the courtesy CP and did the circular walk over Nabs Moor & Howes, returning down 'The Forces' - waterfalls of Mosedale Beck/Swindale Beck. Weather very good with light cloud and lovely views. Snow on the tops. | falunty | 30/11/2016 |
| From Fewling Stones. Knee deep river crossing more like being in the wilds of Scotland. On to Howes. | Wycombe Wanderer | 23/08/2016 |
| Walked on my own from the Swindale Road using Wainwright's Outlying Fells. Sunny and very warm. | flockwatcher | 02/06/2016 |
| Last and number 11 tops of the day with GB. From 522143 with good parking in a general anticlockwise direction covering 10.38 miles and taking a sedate 6 and a quarter hours. | bolton | 31/05/2016 |
| Included in a walk in DRY conditions along the lumpy ridge south of Swindale. Large parking area at NY52146 14232 Road to Swindale Foot, along PRW & then up to ridge NE of Langhowe Pike SW along ridge to Nabs Moor, bagging 7WO, 1B & 3 Sy along the way Bridleway down to Swindale Head & then pleasant 2.6km road walk back to car. (PM) | gerrybowes | 31/05/2016 |
| From Swindale Foot.Nabs Moor and Howes on mainly overcast and breezy day.Not clear why AW chose the first one!With Oscar. | catman | 11/09/2015 |
| With Catman. | oscarrosie | 11/09/2015 |
| Swindale Foot - Swindale Head - NABS MOOR - Howes - Mosedale - Forces Fall. Lovely fresh sunny morning. | citygent | 25/08/2015 |
| Ascended via Hobgrumble Gill | rb | 01/05/2015 |
| From Swindale | David Gradwell | 01/05/2015 |
| From Haweswater car park. Branstree, Branstree NE top, Howes, Nabs Moor, Selside Pike and Brown Howe. Glorious weather. | AlunRees31 | 21/04/2015 |
| With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 15/11/2014 |
| With Katy. Sunny. 3 mile extra (parking). | George Thompson | 04/09/2014 |
| From Swindale Foot after singleton Glede How | Anduril | 21/05/2014 |
| Abandoned the whole circuit due to pouring rain and fading light. Took this in on the way down as motivation was rapidly sinking. | moorsman | 23/10/2013 |
| Swindale circuit, from Fewling Stones. Crossing Mosedale Beck might be tricky in wet weather. 'Summit' rock looks lower than moor behind. | Aye Jimmy | 20/08/2013 |
| Short walk from Howes | robert | 03/06/2013 |
| Parked NY 52831 15679 > Scalebarrow Knott > Harper Hills > Powleys Hill > Hare Shaw > Selside Pike > NABS MOOR grassy mound with exposed rock > High Howes > Branstree NE Top > Branstree > Brown Howe > Naddle High Forest > Wallow Crag > Naddle Low Forest > Hugh's Laithes Pike > nameless (Naddle Horseshoe - 3) > NY52831 15679 | Tony Hartry II | 31/05/2013 |
| From Swindale, combined with the Naddle horseshoe. | jeffurz | 25/05/2013 |
| Swinside Farm - Nab Moor - Howes (following Wainwright's Howes route in Outlying Fells) | benarbia_8 | 09/01/2013 |
| Lovely Boxing day walk around Nabs Moor, Howes, Pt 673, Selside Pike from Swindale. | Hammy | 26/12/2012 |
| Langhowe Pike, Great Ladstones, Seat Robert, Glede Howe, Fewling Stones, High Wether Howe, Ulthwaite Rigg, Branstree NE Top, Howes, Nabs Moor | ronaldo333 | 27/10/2012 |
| A6 Summit>High House Bank>Robin Hood>Lords Seat>Howes>Nabs Moor>ULthwaite Rigg>Great Saddle Crag>Sleddale Pike. Cashed plane parts (F111 in 1975) found at NY 52960 08822) | G4OBK (Phil) | 20/05/2012 |
| From Truss Gap, to end of the tarmac, through several gates onto a wet WDP and a green trod over several dunlins over tussock to the horizon to a protruding boulder on top 13.45. Then on to Howes. | arranc | 14/10/2011 |
| With Sail & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 02/04/2011 |
| 1 | dads | 09/05/2010 |
| Trip with irregulars - led by Dave williams | stephenwalker | 08/08/2009 |
| Birketts CLF walk E/SHA1, Rosily Moor > Gouthercrag Gill > Fewling Stones > Mosedale Beck > NABS MOOR grassy summit topped with a single stone > Howes > High Wether Howe > Seat Robert > Great Ladstones > Glede Howe > Langhowe Pike > Gouthercrag Gill > Ros | Tony Hartry | 19/03/2009 |
| a long drag over selside and then down again just before the rain set in | gigglejon | 05/06/2008 |
| Cairn overlooking Swindale | mick | 14/05/2008 |
| W ASc , non climbing trip to Sgugdale, circuit of the tops at head of valley | nordicstar | 02/07/2007 |
| With Jo, circular walk from Swindale Foot, Old Corpse Road, Selside Pike, Artlecrag Pike, Branstree, Branstree North East Top (High Howes) , returning via Howes, Nabs Moor and Swindale Head. Weather; high cloud with sunny intervals, cool in breeze, very good visibility. | amblerbob | 07/09/2006 |
| From Swindale, also Howes | George Gradwell | 16/04/2006 |
| pleasant summit; fine view. circuit from Swindale Foot via FB | RHW | 19/04/2003 |
| 2nd | Alaric | 23/03/2003 |
| Big circuit of Swindale outlying Wainwright tops. Wonderful country - running with Lesley. | Chris Pearson | 09/05/1995 |
| Scott Morley 86 | 29/06/2019 | |
| Guy Heelis | 04/12/2018 | |
| Steve Clark | 16/05/2018 |