Walking the Elginia Trail at Quarrelwood in Elgin
John Davidson 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…
Active Outdoors
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.
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.
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 ones are taken over by two-wheeled trail riders. That’s because much of…
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 as that, it can also be a cold, rocky, inhospitable…
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 my daughter out for a 10-mile bike ride last weekend…
Getting the marathon buggy
Meg Davidson compares running the marathon to giving birth... after a while, the idea of doing it again doesn't seem so bad!