Active Outdoors

Lejog walker Jo Page approaches the end of the road!

John Davidson — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:01:18 +0000

Jo Page is approaching the end of her 1100-mile walk from Land's End to John O'Groats... John Davidson caught up with her at Berriedale, just one week from the finish, to record this podcast

Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer

John Davidson — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Markus Stitz

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Exploring Scottish Hill Tracks with Colin Cadden, a volunteer with ScotWays

John Davidson — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:40:21 +0000

Colin Cadden, who lives in Aviemore, was one of around 130 volunteers who helped survey routes across the country for the latest edition of the guide to Scottish Hill Tracks. Compiled by ScotWays, the Scottish Rights of Way Society, the sixth edition of the guide is published exactly 100 years after the organisation first published […]

Steve Smirthwaite: Mountain biking maps of the Highlands

John Davidson — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

John Davidson speaks to mapmaker Steve Smirthwaite about bikes, maps and all things outdoors in the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast

Active Outdoors interview: Tim Hamlet of Assynt mountain rescue team

John Davidson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:36:00 +0000

Active Outdoors: Tim Hamlet of Assynt MRT

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Ross Brannigan on his book Running Adventures Scotland

John Davidson — Mon, 09 May 2022 22:29:37 +0000

In this new episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson speaks to Scottish author Ross Brannigan after the official launch of his book, Running Adventures Scotland, which is published by Vertebrate Publishing. Ross talks about his passion for the hills and for Scotland, how to make the step up to running in the mountains […]

River City star Iain Robertson on his BBC Scotland show ‘Iain Robertson Rambles’ and a family walk in Rosehall Forest in Sutherland

John Davidson — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:20:53 +0000

River City star and Bafta-winning actor Iain Robertson shares his passion for the outdoors in conversation with John Davidson in the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast.

Running the Speyside Way extension from Aviemore to Newtonmore

John Davidson — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:38:01 +0000

In the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson is running the newest section of the Speyside Way - the 20-mile stretch from Aviemore to Newtonmore.

The Strathdearn in Tomatin and Baxters Loch Ness Marathon

John Davidson — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 19:46:10 +0000

In this latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson is in conversation with Duncan Bryden, a former chief executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, about a project to breathe life into a Highland village close to the park.

The first Torvean Parkrun in Inverness and the Etape Loch Ness

John Davidson — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:34:27 +0000

What a weekend! More than 350 people took part in the new Torvean Parkrun at a brand new park in Inverness then over 2500 cyclists took to the streets in the early morning to tackle the 66-mile Etape Loch Ness sportive. John Davidson took part in both events and spoke to some of those involved […]