West Nab
500m (1641ft)
The Dark Peak Area, The Peak District, West Yorkshire, England
The summit of West Nab is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find West Nab & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,316ft (401m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Meltham - Royd Edge - Meltham Moor - Cock Crowing Stone - West Nab - Hey Sike Clough - Horseley Head Moss - Wessenden - Binn Moor - Deer Hill Reservoir - Meltham
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged West Nab
Mike Walker walked up West Nab on November 3rd, 2009 [from/via/route] Walk wy106 West Nab & Horseley Head Moss from Meltham [with] Mike H [weather] Quite nice for November
Margaret Richards climbed West Nab on May 20th, 2013 [from/via/route] wy106 from Meltham [with] Don
David Congreave bagged West Nab on February 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] West Nab & Horseley Head Moss from Meltham [with] Jordan [weather] Cold & a little wind, but otherwise pretty good.
Gary Powell hiked West Nab on September 8th, 2013 [from/via/route] Meltham [with] Husband [weather] Mild - The ascent was dogged by huge black shiny biting flies that swarmed all over us but they cleared at the trig.
John Gehrke summited West Nab on August 26th, 2013 [from/via/route] used walk wy106 [with] solo [weather] warm & nearly windless, even on the summit - There was a swarm of wasps on & around the trig point!
Wayne Linley conquered West Nab on September 16th, 2012 [from/via/route] lay by on a635 [with] shirley paul [weather] windy, wet,overcast - first one for my partner shirley in bad weather, coped well & had lunch at trig point, buster the dog was there too
Deborah Lyon scaled West Nab on May 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Meltham [with] Barry Lyon [weather] Dry, with sunny spells.
Mark Davidson walked up West Nab on November 3rd, 2009 [with] Mike Hart [weather] Bit Rainy & Dull
Patrick Rogozinski, Wendy Sockett, Geoffrey Robertshaw and Wendy Sockett have all walked, climbed & bagged West Nab.
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