West Nab Trig Point – The Druid Stone loop from West Nab

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West Nab Trig Point – The Druid Stone loop from West Nab

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West Nab Trig Point – The Druid Stone loop from West Nab

01:31

5.02km

170m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

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926 m

West Nab Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

An easily accessible trig point, either from Wessenden Head Road or as part of a longer walk from the Wessenden Valley. There are numerous large rocks and tors here. Please note that dogs are not allowed on this land.

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938 m

The Druid Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Druid Stone, which has three round indentations, is said to be seats for 3 priests to watch the sunrise before conducting a ritual thewanderingwildflower.co.uk/wessenden-valley-walk

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2.54 km

Wessenden Reservoir Downhill

Highlight • Trail

3.48 km

Pennine Way Trail, Peak District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great flow-y track to begin with, then gets abit technical in places - finishes off with a nice fire type road down into Marsden. Definitely worth it to go down, rather than up!

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3.57 km

Framing the Landscape Viewpoint – Wessenden Head Reservoir

Highlight • Natural Monument

Easily accessed from the parking lay-by on Wessenden Head Road, this is a series of open air art installations by Ashley Jackson in partnership with the National Trust.

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4.43 km

Marsden Moor Boundary Stone

Highlight • Monument

5.02 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.35 km

1.73 km

936 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.73 km

1.17 km

509 m

443 m

411 m

122 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

11°C

5°C

15 %

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Comments

July 20, 2024,White nab ethel

A bit of road walking to start. It could be dangerous if it was busy. The path seems to disappear from the road up to the trig. After that, though, it's beautiful