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| Name: | Nab Scar |
| Hill number: | 2611 |
| Height: | 450m / 1476ft |
| Area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
| Class: | W,B |
| Grid ref: | NY 35540 07236 (h) |
| Summit feature: | large cairn |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) 7N |
| Date of ascent: |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 231 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Extended Horseshoe round to Red Screes. Weather clingy mist but warm enough clearing later in the day. Good start to the fitness campaign. | Border Riever | 07/08/2010 |
| Fairfield horseshoe | Cara-Lyn Reynolds | 09/05/2010 |
| climbed as part of the fairfield horeshoe from ambleside excellent weather and stunning views.. | mark ridding | 16/04/2010 |
| Final peak on Fairfield ridge walk | Nick Evans | 09/04/2010 |
| Came up to register a Waymark | nolan webb | 04/04/2010 |
| Climbed as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe in sunny conditions. Started on the west side and worked out way around to the east. | Daniel Bagshaw | 13/03/2010 |
| Descending from a truncated Fairfield Round. Only peak completely free of snow | Graham Millington | 08/03/2010 |
| The Fairfield horseshoe. Climbed on a very wet and cold day. Lovely view on top with lots of snow. | Matt Wilde | 16/12/2009 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe starting at Ambleside and finishing at Rydal - driving rain on the way up, bitter winds all day, no views from the summit and only just made it down before nightfall. | Paul Richardson | 15/12/2009 |
| Early mist, then bright sun and biting easterly wind today. Soon warmed up on the ascent from Rydal church. Stunning views over Rydal Water and all fells to the West. | John Laird | 12/12/2009 |
| From Rydal, clockwise Fairfield Hourseshoe. Following the floods of previous week, very cold crisp morning with snow on tops. | Gina & Paul Barker-Ryall | 28/11/2009 |
| estimated date. fairfield horseshoe. | james craxford | 10/11/2009 |
| Visited with G4OBK(Phil). Same details but my Scarpa boots were water tight. | Judy Catterall | 25/10/2009 |
| Did a WOTA round with Judy55cat from Rydal Car Park (£5)Nab Scar>Heron Pike>Great Rigg>Stone Arthur. Wet and windy with leaking Scarpa boots. http://www.wota.org.uk/ | Phil Catterall G4OBK | 25/10/2009 |
| Date Saturday 12th September 2009 Walk Inversion over Windermere but then clear blue skies getting hot Time 0808 to 1549 Duration 7 hrs 41 mins Distance Flat 12.70 miles, hidden 12.87 miles Ascent 4328.96 feet Walkers On my own Car parking Ambleside Main | andy lindsley | 12/09/2009 |
| My 3rd solo hike this week. This Rocktart does the Fairfield Horseshoe. Beautiful clear sunny day where I made loads of new friends!! | Sue Kirkbride | 09/09/2009 |
| part of the fairfield horseshoe, clockwise | claire Astin | 01/07/2009 |
| Nice walk and plenty of sunburn on a trip around the horseshoe with Ian | Gareth Reese | 23/06/2009 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe with Gaz. I'm sunburnt too!! | Ian Crutchley | 22/06/2009 |
| top | Jamie Cowen | 11/06/2009 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race | Simon Franklin | 16/05/2009 |
| Short but steep climb to the start of fairfeild horseshoe, weather was looking changeable- as always! | paul gradwell | 25/04/2009 |
| Fairfield Horsehoe | Bob Spence | 18/04/2009 |
| Last top on Fairfield Horseshoe from Rydal. 10.4 miles in 6 1/2 hours. 3400 ft of ascent. very windy coming down- serious gusts between 40 and 50 mph. | Susan Allison | 15/04/2009 |
| LYP Fairfield Horseshoe walk plus on many FH walks of which it is part of the loop. | 06/04/2009 | |
| walk with lancs group | Claire Duncan | 05/04/2009 |
| Full winter conditions. | Duncan Hogg | 04/02/2009 |
| First proper mountain day with Amanda as part of Fairfield horseshoe. Crisp, clear morning followed by foggy, v cold (windchill ~ minus 15C) afternoon. | Peter Rees | 30/12/2008 |
| fairfield horseshoe with Pete Rees. | Amanda Bewick | 30/12/2008 |
| Part of Fairfield Horseshoe. | daniel simpson | 17/11/2008 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe with FCH | Paul Mason | 15/11/2008 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe (anticlockwise). No! Pretty (well, if we could see it as cloud had settled back in), but to steep up and down for very tired legs. Surprising view over Rydal Water though, close enough to know we were on the last leg. Found getting | Lorraine Thomas | 31/08/2008 |
| We climbed up a very steep hill but we climbed it wuickly. It was really misty. | Connor O'Hara | 18/08/2008 |
| Start at Rydal, cloudy with showers. | Dave Evans | 25/07/2008 |
| First time completion of the Fairfield Horseshoe (pheww!)starting at Nab Scar. -12.4 miles total -5.5 hours walking time -3,184 feet of ascent | Paul Lapworth | 20/07/2008 |
| With Kath, Sore Paws & Pumpkin Pup | shirley pbgv | 13/04/2008 |
| Ascended whilst doing the horseshoe | Lyndon Day | 09/04/2008 |
| A clear and sunny morning. | Paul Robinson | 19/03/2008 |
| last time | wayne bell | 01/03/2008 |
| Walked with Nathaniel: Rydal - Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Grassmere | Dave Gay | 14/02/2008 |
| from Forest side with Great Rigg | Brian Diggle | 19/12/2007 |
| With Mick on Contig | Bill Perfit | 10/11/2007 |
| start from grassmere, good weather, quiet on top | kev puxley | 01/11/2007 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe clockwise from Ambleside with four Papillon dogs. More like June than Oct | Adrian Dixon | 18/10/2007 |
| Part of Fairfield horseshoe. Brilliant sunshine, little wind, excellent visibility. One of the best days walking I have had in 30 years. | John Smith | 05/10/2007 |
| Start of Fairfield Horseshoe. Weather more like late Autumn/Winter! | gregg anderson | 04/07/2007 |
| part of fairfield horseshoe | andrew bown | 29/06/2007 |
| With BHMC, last peak of Fairfield Horseshoe, on very warm day. | Charles Skeavington | 09/06/2007 |
| Killer of a climb but gets you high on the Fairfield Horseshoe quicker. Pub (the Badger) nearby in Rydal if this is your end hill. | Nick Pedley | 21/03/2007 |
| Part of the Fairfield Horseshoe | Robert Halstead | 08/09/2006 |
| Birketts CLF walk C/FAR3 Ambleside Main CP > Low Pike > High Pike > Dove Crag > Hart Crag > Fairfield > Great Rigg > Rydal Fell > Heron Pike > NAB SCAR summit ciarm > Rydal Park > Ambleside Main CP | Tony Hartry | 13/11/2005 |
| last fell of horseshoe lovely views of ambleside and loughrigg | steven ruffles | 21/08/2005 |
| Fairfield horseshoe with Roberta | James Parr | 10/04/2003 |
| Climbed from Grasmere. | James Traill | 10/09/2002 |
| last fell on the fairfield horseshoe | robert holdsworth | 05/07/2002 |
| Fairfield Horseshoe | George Gradwell | 01/08/2001 |
| I know a great bnB where you can see Nab Scar from the bathroom window!! | Hengis Pod | 01/02/2001 |
| Climbed aged 8 as part of Fairfield Horseshoe - a better walk for Wainwright bagging there is not! | Mark Jackson | 02/06/2000 |
| Uncertain date | John Barker | 01/01/2000 |
| Approx date. First top on the way up to Fairfield | Derek Kinsley | 01/08/1997 |
| Solo | Simon Pearson | 04/04/1997 |
| date unknown - but I've been here | Jonathan Curry | 05/11/1996 |
| As part of Fairfield Horseshoe with RA. | Douglas Law | 05/05/1996 |
| First stop en route to Fairfield from Rydal | Pete Roberts | 29/01/1996 |
| approx | Susan Kennerley | 29/10/1995 |
| 10th Wedding | Janet Rockliffe | 26/04/1991 |
| Fairfield horseshoe | MarknPam Howell | 01/01/1990 |
| As part of clockwise Fairfield Horseshoe. | Jim Tinnion | 15/07/1989 |
| On Fairfield Horseshoe. Cairn on top. | michael graham | 25/09/1987 |
| In light snow as part of horseshoe on nordic ski. | Alan Brannon | 11/11/1985 |
| and also 07/12/1980; 11/01/1986 | Ian Eastham | 04/05/1980 |