Etape Loch Ness 2022 – video and round-up
John Davidson The water was mirror calm as a record number of riders took on the Etape Loch Ness last weekend. I was among them once again as we gathered at the…
Active Outdoors
Beinn a’Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach – a circuit of two munros near Roybridge in the central Highlands
John Davidson takes in two Munros on a hike over Beinn a’Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach near Roybridge in the central Highlands
Road bike route past the Farr wind farm from Inverness
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…
Geal Charn in the Monadhlaith – Going through the looking glass
John Davidson tackles his first Munro of the year after a long wait through lockdown
The Coire Lair circuit from Achnashellach – a return to the mountains
After months in lockdown, John Davidson makes the most of the easing of travel restrictions with a fine walk into the hills
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
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 cathedral city of Elgin. It’s hard to imagine this 250-million-year-old…