South Nab

South Nab is a trig point on the high moorland above the A628 Woodhead Pass between Manchester and Sheffield. The trig number is TP6074. From the layby on the A628/A6024, the trig is only about half a kilometre away — by far the shortest walk in the Peak District 88-trig-point challenge.

This is by far the shortest one I've done. Parking up on the A62A in the layby. You've then got about half a kilometer to this trig.

The trig point reference is TP6074.

Today we're looking at South Nab. That's TP 6074.

The quickest start is the layby on the A628 (Woodhead Pass). From there the trig is only about 500 m up onto the moor. A longer 4-mile circular walk also runs from Dunford Bridge past Upper and Lower Windledene Reservoirs.

Parking up on the A62A in the layby

South Nab is the highest point on the moorland on this (south Yorkshire) side of the Woodhead Pass. The trig is visible from well below, standing out against the horizon.

I think South Nab is probably the highest point on this side of the moor

The moorland around South Nab is cut by peat hags — small crevices hidden by heather that can twist an ankle if you step in them. Walkers should keep to a sheep track and watch their footing.

you have to watch yourself in this uh heather because there tends to be kind of what they call peat hags

The South Nab plateau is described as "very bleak" and "pretty exposed up here" — pleasant on a benign day, but hostile in winter when north winds blow down off the moor.

It's very bleak, but there's a beauty to the bleakness. It's pretty exposed up here.

The A628 Woodhead Pass runs below the trig and vehicles on it are audible from the summit, especially in still conditions.

Obviously, there's also the vehicles on Woodhead Pass.

Curlews are present on the moor around South Nab and can be heard calling in the open air space.

That is wonderful. That's a curlew. I can see him just over there, just landing.

The trig point and surrounding moorland is also known locally as "Fiddler's Green."

here we are at South Nab, also known as Fiddler's Green

From the trig you can see Upper and Lower Windledene Reservoirs below to the south, and Winscar Reservoir in the distance.

Hope you can see down there there's uh Upper Windledan and Lower Windledan Reservoirs. And right over there at the back, that's the mighty Winscar.