| Name: | West Nab |
| Hill number: | 3647 |
| Height: | 501m / 1644ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2810 Black Hill |
| County/UA: | Kirklees |
| Topographical area: | EP07 Kinder-shining |
| SMC/RHB section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | The Peak District |
| Catchment: | Aire |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Ethel (Tu,5,Dew,E) |
| Grid ref: | SE 07637 08782 |
| Summit feature: | tor 15m SSW of trig point |
| Drop: | 50m |
| Col: | 451m SE073071  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 110 (1:25k) OL1W |
| Observations: | rock tor is 1.2m higher than trig point (SE 07644 08794) |
| Survey: | Abney level Survey of West Nab (final).doc |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 234 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| I walked up the road from Meltham, but left the road much too early. There's a Right of Way on the map that doesn't seem to correspond to a path. The actual path leaves the road at about its highest point. | Pete R | 26/08/2024 |
| It was a bit tussocky on the track up I took and there was a better path just yards away | Ranger101 | 22/07/2024 |
| Part of Edale to Marsden | WhiteFeather | 01/06/2024 |
| Good 20 mile bike circuit with Wessenden Head descent then steeply up to Pule Hill. Low cloud and drizzle initially improving nicely. East to Meltham Cop then Swinny Knoll (prickly ascent from S) and finally the long climb back to final hill - West Nab - my penultimate Ethel. | steveb2006 | 04/01/2024 |
| Pule Hill, Meltham Cop, West Nab | keithouk | 29/12/2023 |
| From small parking area on the road, quick visit to the summit rocks. Nice summit with good views. Experienced a lovely sunset. | Lazylizzie | 22/10/2023 |
| From layby to south. Walk along the road and then straight up and down 3km in 40 mins. Just ethel bagging | Nicky C | 08/10/2023 |
| Trig point among rocky summit | Vulcan | 08/08/2023 |
| From Wessenden Head | holtsd | 02/07/2023 |
| From Cock Crowing Stone. Return via Raven Rocks and lower slopes. | Nick Caunt | 22/03/2023 |
| Climbed in a blizzard short walk from the road but tough conditions | colinfielding | 08/03/2023 |
| From the road to the ENE. Summit is a big boulder perched on some rocks. | clivevilla | 15/02/2023 |
| Climbed up from Pennine Way to SW | Phil2997 | 09/10/2022 |
| Climbed with Ed whilst bouldering. Freezing wind but sunshine + super routes. What more could I ask for? | John Eley | 25/09/2022 |
| 1/5 From Wessenden Head we walked along the road to collect West Nab then back onto the Pennine Way up to Black Hill (Revisit) and followed it down towards Crowden to use as a ramp up onto Black Chew Head and along easy path to Featherbed Moss. Then back u to Black Hill (Revisit of the Revisit) and out on the Footpath South West to get White Low which looks miles but walks out and back very well in under an hour. So therefore we Revisited the revisit of the revisit of Black Hill (getting a bit silly now) and finally decided to go home. A lovely round in a very cool June wind. | nickywood1 | 04/06/2022 |
| With Jenson, 4.3 miles walk. Jenson's first hill on the goal to climb all Peak District. | gadiem | 15/05/2022 |
| Diversion off Pennine Way (approx 1.5km each way). Visited summit and trig. | PGCE | 07/04/2022 |
| On own. From Meltham along Calmlands Road which becomes a rough track. Past small reservoir, across Wessenden Head Road to summit with trig point and rocky tors. Great views on a lovely spring morning. Return same route. | Beeliner | 28/03/2022 |
| Short walk up from east with Rick and dogs. | jenx | 22/01/2022 |
| Quick up from road w Jen and co. Frozen underfoot, cold wind still. Didn’t hang around after trig and Tor | nordicstar | 21/01/2022 |
| From east, pull in for one car, faint track to top. Cairn by trig no longer there. HP on rock. | PeterD | 11/10/2021 |
| With H. | Chris Ellis | 13/08/2021 |
| From verge parking to the S quick visit to the summit rocks. Very windy on top. | Jephcote83 | 13/08/2021 |
| From Digley Reservoir CP | Slash3 | 01/08/2021 |
| With Tilly and Jack who enjoyed the different boulder shapes surrounding the trig. . Short walk up from the road. Enough space for 1 car at the road side by the start of the path. | mazz | 19/09/2020 |
| As part of a Holme - Black Hill - White Low - West Nab - Meltham walk | amn905 | 02/09/2020 |
| From Deer Hill Brow to north. A path of sorts to follow through heather until Muddy Brook, but then had to bash through knee-high heather from then on. Hard work. | Wheelsy | 21/08/2020 |
| A short diversion up the permissive path to the summit of West Nab from the circular walk of the Meltham Way. Just clear of the cloud on the summit, but the view still a bit restricted. With Eric, Geoff and Steve. | silveracorn_alan | 16/07/2020 |
| From roadside park for a short up and down. | rhalstead | 14/06/2020 |
| From car parking just off A635. 1/2 mile road walk and then straight up permissive path. Very windy great views, no picnickers. | Longwojo | 28/12/2019 |
| roadside parking up permissive path to summit which was busy with picnickers. nice boulders. | cjo | 03/08/2019 |
| Tourist route from East with Miranda. Sat and gazed awhile atop the summit. | Wycombe Wanderer | 03/08/2019 |
| As gerrybowes. | David Evans | 03/06/2019 |
| in driving rain the weather was awful but only wanted a photo of the trig | my-list | 16/03/2019 |
| West Nab from GR: SE 08081 08808 | ronaldo333 | 02/03/2019 |
| West Nab from GR: SE 08081 08808 | Hippster | 02/03/2019 |
| Parked in the area on Wessenden road near the junction for A635 not shown on my map. Walked up road to wooden notice board where the permissive path leads all the way to the summit, there was a snack wagon parked on the A635 near the junction if you need a cuppa (don't know if its only there in the morning!) | WAYNE ROWLETT | 17/02/2019 |
| By headtorch from highest point of road sw out of Meltham. Lovely rocks on the summit along with the trig. Last night of the long dry spell | vegibagger | 06/01/2019 |
| Walked up fp from layby. Great views over the surrounding moors. With Lucky (dog). | John Eley | 30/10/2018 |
| Parked on a small layby straight up on the summit and trig | jmistry86 | 14/03/2018 |
| Tricky roadside parking due E of hill. Direct route up, permissive path not found although quad tracks found higher up. Nice rocky top with a trig pillar and rivet benchmark on a nearby rock. | jonglew | 27/12/2017 |
| Parking difficult. Pleasant hill with millstone grit summit. Good views despite the dull morning. Cold biting wind a sign of things to come. | Campbell Singer | 05/12/2017 |
| As part of circular walk from Meltham also taking in Shooters Nab. Straightforward ascent from the parking area, bit wet in parts but can be avoided. Stunning views - can’t think of a better spot in West Yorkshire? Descended via Raven Stones to Wessenden Valley also well worth a visit. Weather overcast but very mild for October despite strong wind. | AJL1980 | 14/10/2017 |
| Access point on road to the SE not shown on OS Explorer Maps leads straight to summit, which is 10m W of trig point. | IanHHill | 07/09/2017 |
| K A simple ascent to a worthy hill top with a fun playground of gritstone outcrops topped by a trig point. Roadside parking (watch for some lage holes) and a clear path which is easy and bouncy when conditions are dry, though squelchy if the peat is sodden. Good views. | crazy | 18/06/2017 |
| Short round 3 Deweys on cold clear winter day | wychwood | 27/01/2017 |
| Parked 080087 in a small space south of the larger parking area. 25 minute solo return in clear, sunny weather. | bolton | 28/12/2016 |
| 2nd summit of three today on a loop from Berry Brow station to Brockholes, climbing Meltham Cop and then following the Meltham Way until it starts to head SE and then i took footpath that drops onto road. Took concessionary path to the summit and then climbed on all potential rocks including a quite tricky one about 20 metres away I re-traced steps to road and then headed Nw on a fp towards Meltham. | Dazingdale | 06/11/2016 |
| With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 23/06/2016 |
| From layby to east. | mart0797 | 17/04/2016 |