Active Outdoors – Page 2

Carn na h-Easgainn and Tomatin Distillery – a Monadhliath running route

February 11, 2020February 15, 2020 John Davidson 1 Comment

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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Walking the Elginia Trail at Quarrelwood in Elgin

February 4, 2020January 24, 2020 John Davidson 0 Comments

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

January 28, 2020February 15, 2020 John Davidson 0 Comments

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

December 17, 2019December 6, 2019 John Davidson 1 Comment

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

December 9, 2019December 6, 2019 John Davidson 0 Comments

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

November 26, 2019November 21, 2019 John Davidson 0 Comments

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

October 21, 2019October 15, 2019 John Davidson 0 Comments

Children are often capable of so much more than we – or they – think. That’s my excuse for dragging

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.