Lakeland Advice

Looking on my OS map from The Nab the open access going north ends at
the beck so you can't get across to the public path at Dale Head.
Westwards towards the settlement is open access, I don't know what
it's like going in that direction.

Dave

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Looking on my OS map from The Nab the open access going north ends at
the beck so you can't get across to the public path at Dale Head.
Westwards towards the settlement is open access, I don't know what
it's like going in that direction.

The footpath does follow the 230 contour line for a short while, I just
wondered if the path (legal or not!) extended on to the footbridge near Dale
Head. maybe an access to the path then going up to Boredale.

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

sandy saunders said:

Planning my walks for the coming 2 week trip in The Lakes from Sat, and
would like a little advice. One route I was considering was to The Nab from
Rest Dodd and back up to Boredale Hause. Having read Wainwright's account,
the paths that show on my 1:25000 Anquet map down to Bannerdale appear to be
Deer Stalkers paths and are not public access. Is this still the case?

Have a look at:

http://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/martin.html

and also:
http://www.dalemain.com/estate/nabt.htm

HTH

John D.
--
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Planning my walks for the coming 2 week trip in The Lakes from Sat, and
would like a little advice. One route I was considering was to The Nab
from Rest Dodd and back up to Boredale Hause. Having read Wainwright's
account, the paths that show on my 1:25000 Anquet map down to Bannerdale
appear to be Deer Stalkers paths and are not public access. Is this still
the case?

Cheers

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

I did some digging a year or so age about the Nab. I rang the Estate Office
who had no problems with me walking onto the Nab and then dropping down
north to the track that runs from the road to the Bungalow. I was asked to
check with the farmer though. That was a different story. Rather rude fellow
told me there was no way he was allowing people to walk on his land (not his
land) and I would have to return to Rest Dodd. As the Nab was the last point
in a long list of tops on the day (a bad one at that) I dropped down to the
track and back to Martindale. No one stopped me.

As far as I'm aware the position is it's OK to walk to the summit from Rest
Dodd but then no further really. Right to Roam maps would suggest the same
thing with the track out of the RtR area. Have a look at the Countryside
Agency RtR map. It may help you in planning a route.

Mike

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I did some digging a year or so age about the Nab. I rang the Estate
Office who had no problems with me walking onto the Nab and then dropping
down north to the track that runs from the road to the Bungalow. I was
asked to check with the farmer though. That was a different story. Rather
rude fellow told me there was no way he was allowing people to walk on his
land (not his land) and I would have to return to Rest Dodd. As the Nab
was the last point in a long list of tops on the day (a bad one at that) I
dropped down to the track and back to Martindale. No one stopped me.

As far as I'm aware the position is it's OK to walk to the summit from
Rest Dodd but then no further really. Right to Roam maps would suggest the
same thing with the track out of the RtR area. Have a look at the
Countryside Agency RtR map. It may help you in planning a route.

Cheers Mike. Having read John's post, and the 2 links, I will follow the
same as you ...... speak to the office at Pooley Bridge, then consider
options.

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

"> Have a look at:

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http://www.lakedistrictwalks.com/martin.html

Cheers for that John. Read your report and sounds like it may be possible.
Will investigate with the office at Pooley Bridge.

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and also:
http://www.dalemain.com/estate/nabt.htm

Reading this report, although it does say access is possible, it does direct
walkers up to Angle Tarn, then out to The Nab. My plan was from Hartsop up
to Rest Dodd, out to The Nab, down to Dale Head, then back up to Boredale
Hause. Not quite what the Dalemain Estate recommend! But will speak to
them.

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

My plan was from Hartsop up

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to Rest Dodd, out to The Nab, down to Dale Head, then back up to Boredale
Hause. Not quite what the Dalemain Estate recommend! But will speak to
them.

There's a big map down by the road spelling out the lack of direct
access to The Nab, though of course you won't see that till too late
if you come the other way!

Personally I'd see going down to Dale Head as a lot of unnecessary
lost height in the wrong direction if you're going back to Hartsop.
Why not retrace your steps, follow the wall round Rest Dodd and then
join the main path past Angle Tarn, visiting Angletarn Pikes and Brock
Crags on the way to Boredale Hause?

David W

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My plan was from Hartsop up

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to Rest Dodd, out to The Nab, down to Dale Head, then back up to Boredale
Hause. Not quite what the Dalemain Estate recommend! But will speak to
them.

There's a big map down by the road spelling out the lack of direct
access to The Nab, though of course you won't see that till too late
if you come the other way!

There is a map at the wall end between Rest Dodd and The Nab showing
the only permitted
access to The Nab is out and back, as on here:
http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/2006/11.%20November/22.11.06%20-%20route%20map.htm

Regards,
Sean
http://www.stridingedge.net

Sean McMahon said:

Quoted message said:

My plan was from Hartsop up

Quoted message said:

to Rest Dodd, out to The Nab, down to Dale Head, then back up to Boredale
Hause. Not quite what the Dalemain Estate recommend! But will speak to
them.

There's a big map down by the road spelling out the lack of direct
access to The Nab, though of course you won't see that till too late
if you come the other way!

There is a map at the wall end between Rest Dodd and The Nab showing
the only permitted

You or they have spelled "requested" wrongly.

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access to The Nab is out and back, as on here:
http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/2006/11.%20November/22.11.06%20-%20route%20map.htm

Not on that map is the non-acess land of Dale Head which makes things
rather awkward for a direct ascent from Martindale.

http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=NY435160
or http://tinyurl.com/2zgnro

However there are stalkers paths down either flank and I wouldn't
hesitate to use them to make a descent if I needed to get off the hill
in poor weather.
--
Phil Cook, last hill: Angletarn Pikes via Beda Fell.
http://www.p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk/May07/martin9.htm

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There's a big map down by the road spelling out the lack of direct
access to The Nab, though of course you won't see that till too late
if you come the other way!

Yep .... too late then looking at a map from the wrong side of the fence
..... and when someone is shouting 'get of my land!'

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Personally I'd see going down to Dale Head as a lot of unnecessary
lost height in the wrong direction if you're going back to Hartsop.
Why not retrace your steps, follow the wall round Rest Dodd and then
join the main path past Angle Tarn, visiting Angletarn Pikes and Brock
Crags on the way to Boredale Hause?

Well yes, lost height, but I like to try and walk circular routes covering
fresh ground .... and wasn't too worried about the height loss. Although I
have never visited The Nab, I wasn't going just to 'bag' the summit, just a
circuit that looked interesting.

Yes, the return is back to Hartsop. My other (only!) option I suppose is to
return, and do what you suggest, and wander back around Angle Tarn area.

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'