Active Outdoors – John Davidson

Live tracking on the Loch Ness 360 Challenge

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 John Davidson 0 Comments LN360, Loch Ness 360, running, trail running, Ultra marathon

Follow live – Friday (Dores to Drumnadrochit) | Saturday (Drumnadrochit to Fort Augustus) | Sunday (Fort Augustus to Dores) This

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Melvich base for Flow Country cycling trip

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 John Davidson 0 Comments

My visits to the far north coast tend to be dominated by cycling, from day trips to Dunnet Head to

John after the 2022 Etape Loch Ness. Picture: Callum Mackay/Highland News & Media

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Etape Loch Ness 2022 – video and round-up

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 John Davidson 0 Comments

The water was mirror calm as a record number of riders took on the Etape Loch Ness last weekend. I

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Beinn a’Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach – a circuit of two munros near Roybridge in the central Highlands

September 14, 2020August 30, 2020 John Davidson 0 Comments

John Davidson takes in two Munros on a hike over Beinn a’Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach near Roybridge in the central Highlands

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Road bike route past the Farr wind farm from Inverness

September 4, 2020August 30, 2020 John Davidson 0 Comments

John Davidson gets on his bike to enjoy a road ride from Inverness, taking in a high road past a local wind farm – and finds good company on his way

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Geal Charn in the Monadhlaith – Going through the looking glass

August 31, 2020August 30, 2020 John Davidson 1 Comment

John Davidson tackles his first Munro of the year after a long wait through lockdown

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The Coire Lair circuit from Achnashellach – a return to the mountains

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 John Davidson 0 Comments highlands, Hill walking, mountains

After months in lockdown, John Davidson makes the most of the easing of travel restrictions with a fine walk into the hills

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I’m a journalist in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland with a passion for the great outdoors – including walking, cycling and mountaineering.

In my day job I work for Highland News & Media as Content and Commercial Editor, working with the editorial teams across 18 weekly newspapers and associated websites and the HNM app, along with a number of editorial and commercial supplements and tourism publications. I am the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times, covering Caithness and Sutherland.

I am also a qualified summer Mountain Leader and a member of the Mountain Training Association.

I have written two books of walking and cycling routes around the Highlands and regularly contribute to Scottish Walks & Cycling magazine.

I am also involved in campaigning for better streets for all through calling for a more pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment.