West Nab
West Nab is an Ethel, 501m high, in the Peak District National Park, and also counts as a Dewey. The Ethels are the Peak District's hilltops, mostly over 400 metres, named for Ethel Haythornthwaite and announced by CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire in 2021.
Marsden is the nearest station, 2.6 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Marsden it's about 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit, 1 in 14 on average. Slaithwaite is next, 3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot), and 20 stations are within 10 miles in all. The Pennine Way National Trail passes 0.7 mi away.
Stations within 10 miles of West Nab, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Marsden2.6 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Slaithwaite3.3 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2 hours1 in 14 on average to the summitSilver walking rating
- Honley4.9 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Berry Brow4.9 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Brockholes5.0 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Lockwood5.4 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summit
- Greenfield5.8 mi (about 7.5 to 8.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Huddersfield6.5 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Stocksmoor6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 4 hours1 in 20 on average to the summit
- Shepley7.5 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summit
- Mossley (Manchester)7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 15 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Deighton8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Hadfield8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Denby Dale9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 20 on average to the summit
- Sowerby Bridge9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 16 on average to the summit
- Dinting9.4 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summitGold walking rating
- Glossop9.4 mi (about 12.5 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitGold walking rating
- Brighouse9.5 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 22 on average to the summit
- Stalybridge9.6 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 6 to 6.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Littleborough9.8 mi (about 12.5 to 14 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours1 in 20 on average to the summit