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Name: | Nab Scar |
Hill number: | 2611 |
Height: | 450m / 1476ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2521 Fairfield |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Leven (Ulverston) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 35537 07236 |
Summit feature: | large cairn beyond wall |
Drop: | 2m |
Col: | 448m NY355072 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL7N |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1632 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
On a walk from Thirlmere to Ambleside, via Helvellyn and Fairfield. Visited this summit by torchlight after having watched sunset from Fairfield. | alistairpooler | 25/11/2023 |
Up from Grasmere via Stone Arthur, Great Rigg and Heron Pike, 4 of 4 loop, back down via Alcock Tarn | jeffpl | 16/11/2023 |
IOG Walk from Grasmere to Ambleside. 
IOG Ambleside Trip Nov-23. | dancingqueen101 | 10/11/2023 |
The Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. 
Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Stone Arthur, Heron Pike N Top, Heron Pike & Nab Scar. 21km with 1270m ascent in 7h 40m. | silverwolf_alan | 30/10/2023 |
7th time around the fabulous Fairfield Horseshoe, on a glorious sunny clear, calm autumn day, with low mist in the valleys to start. A beautiful day to be on the Lakeland Fells, with L. Overnight frost on the grass but warm in the sun then inevitably chilly in a breeze on top. Saw a lonesome foxhoud looking for its pack -peering into the corries, but ignoring us people. We heard a horn in the far distance. Dazzling sun glinting off Rydal and Grasmere tarns way below. The steps down were hard on the knees as always. Rydal Hall always interesting to saunter through with today a lovely sit down in a sheltered sun trap. | Chris Pearson | 12/10/2023 |
Parked in Ambleside.anti clockwise Fairfield horseshoe with out and back addition of Stone Arthur. 6 hours 9 Wainwrights. Misty morning clearing to give great views. | Longwojo | 08/10/2023 |
Hot and hazy day, good to get off early. Parked Rydal (Pelter Bridge), very overpriced for more than 4 hrs. | NorfolkPT21 | 08/09/2023 |
The Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab Scar - Heron Pike - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Hart Crag - Dove Crag - High Pike - Low Pike. | sms.37 | 02/09/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe. Nab scar,Heroin pike,Stone arthur,Great rigg,Fairfield,Hart crag,Dove crag,High pike,Low pike. Hike with Si | Nicefish | 02/09/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe 
Me, Emma , Nick , Mary | mikethomas | 26/08/2023 |
another Fairfield Horseshoe | trimarc2 | 09/08/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe. 
Summer Holiday with Simon to Ambleside August 2023. | dancingqueen101 | 07/08/2023 |
Rydal to Grasmere solo adventure - Fairfield Horseshoe plus St Sundays Crag | Fionalevey | 29/06/2023 |
Walked from Ambleside. | Wandelaar | 21/06/2023 |
Part of Fairfield horseshoe. | munkyennui | 19/05/2023 |
Low Pike, High Pike (Scandale), Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pik and Nab Scar | P333ebz | 07/05/2023 |
With Carl, Poppy, Dad, Christina, Bear and Milo. From Rydal. Nab scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Heron Pike, Great Rigg and Stone Arthur. 8.4 miles 2880 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 15/04/2023 |
From Pelter Bridge as part of the Fairfield Horseshoe. | alunrees40 | 26/02/2023 |
Fairfield Horseshoe (Clockwise), with Jayne and Tim (not to mention Stanley). | JMDobb | 19/11/2022 |
R | Richard Tait | 09/11/2022 |
Lakes with Wife | visionset | 17/09/2022 |
From Ambleside. 
17.5 km, 1030 m asc. 
To Rydal Hall and up the ridge over Nab Scar, Heron Pike (Rydal), Heron Pike North Top [Rydal Fell] and Great Rigg to Fairfield summit. Down the ridge over Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale) and Low Pike summits. 
Mild, misty. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720302245951 | SalmonJoe | 11/09/2022 |
Aged 12. Tenth hill on the Fairfield Horseshoe. | Mollyb | 27/08/2022 |
Fairfield Horseshoe | PhilipChaston | 25/07/2022 |
Grasmere- Nab Scar-Heron Pike-Great Rigg- Fairfield- Great Rigg-Stone Arthur | benarbia no 3 | 02/07/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/great-rigg-heron-pike-and-nab-scar/#more-5891 | Jimearl6 | 04/06/2022 |
Fairfield horseshoe. With K. | sebastiencale | 01/05/2022 |
Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside. Nab Scar, Heron Pike, Rydal Fell, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Dove Crag, Low Pike and High Pike. | alunrees39 | 26/03/2022 |
Huge day hiking from Threlkeld to Rydal covering 15 wainwrights! | thecoopers | 23/03/2022 |
With: hb sb ab; Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside via High Sweden Bridge (meeting JMF on Fairfield). Descent via Nab Scar to Rydal Hall and back to Ambleside. Stunning morning, cloudier afternoon. | Ian Baines | 08/03/2022 |
Fairfield Horseshoe from Rydal Road Carpark Ambleside with B. | Danmawr | 26/02/2022 |
christmas day round | MandyBaldam | 25/12/2021 |
Walk from Rydal Hall pods with Jo and Philip. Up over the Heron Pike tops and round to Stone Arthur. Pint at Tweedies and bus into Ambleside for fish and chips. | Mark T | 04/09/2021 |
Steep and fast jogging descent with L on the maintained zig-zag path and steps - for this is a popular ascent from Rydal. Good views across into the mouth of Rydal Cave where stepping stones lead across the flooded entrance and looking out Nab Scar is framed nicely by the cave roof. Rydal Mount and gardens is a pleasant spot to potter through on the return to A'side . It has magnificent trees and a gorge and ways of extracting tourist pounds from cream teas (£20) to occasions to hear live the great-great-great-great-grandsons of Wordsworth reading some of their famous ancestor's poems. | Chris Pearson | 03/09/2021 |
Fairfield Horseshoe. Most of final descent is stepped but there are a few places early in descent where ground is loose. | peter4lc | 02/09/2021 |
From Brockstone cottage | maltloaf | 19/08/2021 |
With Dad | M0YDH | 15/08/2021 |
From Rydal to Fairfield. Up via Heron Pike and down via Stone Arthur. | LaurieIson21 | 22/07/2021 |
Sunny/cloudy. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 11/07/2021 |
loop from car park in Rydal, Fairfield horseshoe in miserable conditions, so much for no rain until 1pm. It started at 9am and didn't stop! 16.5km 4.5 hrs | Nicky C | 03/07/2021 |
Ex ARGENTI | pdcapanni | 19/06/2021 |
Another great day out. Perfect conditions, to do the Fairfeild Horseshoe including Stone Arthur. | siholden | 18/06/2021 |
fairfield horseshoe , low pike, high pike,dove crag,hart crag, fairfield,cofa pike, great rigg,heron pike North, heron pike rydal,nab scar. | Philposs | 29/05/2021 |
(Thurs) Fairfield horseshoe from Ambleside. Corpse Road to Rydal. NAB SCAR - HERON PIKE - GREAT RIGG - FAIRFIELD - HART CRAG - DOVE CRAG - HIGH PIKE - LOW PIKE - Low Sweden Bridge. 12.4 miles, 8hrs 19mins. | mnph | 27/05/2021 |
Not really a hill is it? Another wander around this area bagging all suitable alternate better high points. W125 Rnd6. Anti-clockwise Fairfield Horseshoe with Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 05/05/2021 |
Swan Hotel > Stone Arthur > Great Rigg > Heron Pike > Nab Scarr > Alcock Tarn > Swan Hotel | Andy Westwood | 24/04/2021 |
Fairfield Horseshoe | philz008 | 12/04/2021 |
A beautiful clear day, sunshiny,with a cold breeze,fantastic walking weather. With Pete. The end of lockdown is approaching, so it was time to enjoy the relative peace and quiet. | Karmakarl | 10/04/2021 |
Debs & Tali, Fairfield Horseshoe post Covid Jab. 
https://www.strava.com/activities/4986430893 | Mountain Goat | 21/03/2021 |
Sunrise Fairfield horseshoe run. | Dave Ing | 21/02/2021 |