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Get a grip in Glenmore!

Not everyone is a fan of the snow but there’s no denying its transformational properties in the Highland landscape, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Aviemore area.…

John Davidson January 7, 2018 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Ready for a new year of adventures

Running up and down hills, cycling along country lanes, mountain biking on exhilarating off-road trails, taking a walk in the magnificent Highland scenery or climbing a mountain – we’ve covered…

John Davidson December 31, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Slide away

“You’re making it hard for yourself,” she told me, and it was difficult to argue. Here I was, not much more than a couple of miles into what is usually…

John Davidson December 24, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

West Link opens up active travel routes

So it’s finally open, and people have been crossing the fourth road bridge over the River Ness since Monday, judging for themselves what difference it will make to traffic in…

John Davidson December 17, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

A noisy welcome to peaceful hills

Roaring stags greet us as we splodge our way up the sodden hillside, already looking forward to the sanctity of the ridge above. We can hear them but, for now,…

John Davidson November 15, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Back to take the Glencoe test

John Davidson tackles the gruelling Glencoe Marathon despite suffering from a back injury that nearly saw him miss the event

John Davidson October 8, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Remote route makes for an exciting ride

Bikepacking from Inverness to Ullapool, John Davidson concludes his coast-to-coast mountain bike trip, taking up the tale after an overnight stop at the remote Glen Beag bothy

John Davidson October 1, 2017 0 Comments

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Latest podcasts

  • Glenmore reopens after Cairngorms wildfire August 10, 2026
  • Lejog walker Jo Page approaches the end of the road! July 15, 2025
  • Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer June 14, 2025

About John Davidson

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 14 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, and am working towards my British Cycling Trail Leader (Level 2) Award.

I have written two books of walking and cycling routes around the Highlands and have contributed to several magazines including The Great Outdoors and Scottish Walks & Cycling.

RSS Active Outdoors

  • A ride back into Glenmore in the aftermath of Cairngorms wildfire August 15, 2026
  • LISTEN: Active Outdoors podcast hears how Glenmore is opening up again after the Cairngorms wildfire August 10, 2026
  • Opening the Dores to off-road ride to Loch Ness August 8, 2026
  • Coire Lair horseshoe makes for a long summer day in Torridon mountains August 1, 2026
  • Beaver babies in Glen Affric delight conservationists July 29, 2026

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