Carn na h-Easgainn and Tomatin Distillery – a Monadhliath running route
John Davidson battles the elements – and the gradient – on a run up Carn na h-Easgainn in the northern Monadhliath hills
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Active Outdoors
Walking the Elginia Trail at Quarrelwood in Elgin
Elginia mirabilis. This rather exotic sounding creature was buried in the sands of time here, a stone’s throw from today’s
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Running the South Loch Ness Trail from Foyers to Dores – a recce for the Loch Ness 360 Challenge
A recce of the Loch Ness 360 route between Foyers and Dores, heading over the Fair Haired Lad’s Pass and up the infamous Corkscrew road at Inverfarigaig.
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Coire an t-Sneachda offers first blast of winter mountaineering fun
Snow and ice transform Scotland’s mountains into a unique and beautiful landscape but it can also be a somewhat hostile environment.
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Out of Puffer on magical woodland run
Quiet forest trails don’t get much better than this – but it won’t be long until these particular
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Opting for Plan B on Beinn Eighe
Coire Mhic Fhearchair on the north side of Beinn Eighe is often described as a spectacular amphitheatre but, as well
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Family-friendly cycle from Aviemore to Loch an Eilein and Coylumbridge
Children are often capable of so much more than we – or they – think. That’s my excuse for dragging
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