Outside the school holidays, we thought parking at the Car Park through Hartsop would be no problem. We were lucky just to get the last space! Good wether at the start of the walk, we headed up the track to Hayeswater, crossed the bridge and headed up the fell towards the Knott.Half way up we took a small path heading up to the left and joined the main path running from Satura Crag to High Street at the junction of walls. Heading towards Sartura Crag, a track forked off to the right heading straight up to the summit of Rest Dodd. The start of the path was difficult to identify but the path itself had been clearly visible as we ascended from the reservoir. Good views across to the Rampsgill Head crags and High Raise. The Nab seemed away in the distance linked by what looked like and proved to be a very marshy col.
We headed northwest along the path from Rest Dodd and descended to just before a wall before turning right. The best way is to keep to the south of the wall, we made the mistake of following it on the north side for a while but soon crossed back.
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| Picnic Rock on the Nab |
The col between the two tops looked marshy from the top of Rest Dodd, and it was. A stretch of peat bog had to be negotiated, reminiscent of Kinder Scout. One boulder was conspicuous and noted as a possible place for the lunch stop on the way back. We were soon on the top of The Nab with grand views across the Eden Valley. To the west the clouds were begining to develop and we knew we would soon be in our waterproofs. However the weather stayed fine for us to retrace our steps to the 'picnic rock' and enjoy our butties just before the rain came. The only proper way off the Nab is to return the way of ascent, straight across the col to the wall between Rest Dodd and the Nab. We continued retracing our way to the path which headed SE to Rest Dodd then head straight down in westerly direction to meet the path from Satura crag, then turned left and head back to the reservoir.
Time 4hrs 30 ms
Grade excellent
Memories
- Peat bog on way up to the Nab
- Great views watching the weather approach from the west
Completed 120 To go 94
