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| The lane which leads up to Rydal Mount is the starting point for this walk |
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| St. Mary's Church |
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| Cars can be parked along the lane beside the church but are discouraged near the entrances to Rydal Hall and Rydal Mount |
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| Nab Scar from the lane below Rydal Mount and Mount Cottages |
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| The route passes Rydal Mount and Hart Head Farm and continues along the driveway of Hart Head House |
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| High Pike and Low Pike from the driveway of Hart Head House. The track on the right continues on towards the valley of Rydal Beck |
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| A gate to the right of Hart Head House gives access to a walled lane |
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| Looking over to Loughrigg Fell from the lane |
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| High Pike and Low Pike from the lane |
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| Wetherlam, Swirl How and Great Carrs appear between Loughrigg Fell and Lingmoor Fell |
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| A stile at the end of the lane gives access to the open fellside below the steep rocky prow of Nab Scar |
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| Above the stile the path climbs the south eastern flank of Nab Scar in a series of wide zig-zags which avoid the crags on the lower slopes |
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| Looking across to Low Pike and the summit ridge of Red Screes |
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| Looking back to Wansfell Pike |
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| Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Wetherlam, Swirl How and Great Carrs |
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| Looking across Rydal to Hart Crag, Dove Crag and High Pike |
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| Looking back to Ambleside and Windermere |
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| Heron Pike and Erne Crag appear on the left |
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| Eventually the path turns back to the left to gain the ridgeline above the lowest crags |
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| Looking back to Rydal Head |
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| On gaining the ridgeline, Pike o' Blisco, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes come into view over Lingmoor Fell and Silver How |
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| Looking back to Wansfell and Wansfell Pike |
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| The path continues on along the ridge, passing over a series of distinctive tops, each one has some merit as a viewpoint |
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| Looking over to Pike o' Blisco, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes |
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| Approaching the second top on the ridge |
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| Looking over to Hart Crag at the head of Rydal with Heron Pike on the left |
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| The Coniston Fells |
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| Approaching the third top, the summit of Nab Scar lies beyond this one |
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| The summit of Nab Scar comes into view |
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| Looking back from the third top |
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| The summit cairn on Nab Scar. This has traditionally been accepted as the summit although it is obvious that there is a higher knoll to the north |
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| The Coniston Fells from the summit of Nab Scar |
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| Looking down on Grasmere from the summit of Nab Scar. The summits of Harter Fell, Pike o' Blisco. Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Scafell Pike and Harrison Stickle form the horizon |
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| The valleys of Easedale, Far Easedale and Greenburn. Pavey Ark, Sergeant Man, High Raise and Ullscarf form the horizon |
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| Looking north west to Steel Fell, High Seat and Bleaberry Fell |
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| The connecting ridge to Heron Pike |
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| Looking north east to Dove Crag and High Pike |
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| Red Screes over Low Pike |
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| Looking south east to Wansfell Pike |
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| Windermere from the summit of Nab Scar |
