Skip to content

John Davidson

www.johndavidsonoutdoors.com

John Davidson

www.johndavidsonoutdoors.com

  • Active Outdoors
  • Podcast
  • John’s blog
    • Loch Ness 360
    • Highland Cross
    • Active Travel
  • Books
    • Walking and Cycling in Inverness and the Highlands
    • Walking and Cycling in the Highlands
  • Photos
    • Lejog photos
    • Strathpuffer 2017 photos
    • Kilimanjaro slideshow
    • Photos
  • Weather
  • Contact
Active Travel

The videos that could help Inverness get segregated cycle routes

Inverness will find out in the next few weeks whether it has won funding to create a series of significant improvements to the active travel network in the city. These…

John Davidson August 18, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Frustration and fun at the Great Wilderness Challenge

It’s not every day you get offered the chance to have a ride in a helicopter through a remote Highland glen. That even put a smile on my face after…

John Davidson August 13, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

An epic dash and splash through the Cairngorms

There can be few better places to spend a glorious summer’s day than on the plentiful trails that take you through some of the best scenery in Scotland. The Cairngorms…

John Davidson August 9, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Challenge ahead for wilderness wanderer

Alfred Wainwright is more commonly associated with the Lake District but it is his description of the Dundonnell and Fisherfield forests that has given this area its legendary status in…

John Davidson August 4, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Away with the fairies

Motivation is the key to getting young children to be enthusiastic about what us grown-ups boringly refer to as “going for a walk”. That, and ice cream. But on this…

John Davidson July 14, 2017 0 Comments
John's blog

A bikepacking adventure across the Highlands

I had been working on this route in my head for a couple of years, linking together bits of off-road I had done to create a flowing route through the…

John Davidson July 12, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors Highland Cross

Uphill battle to overcome nerves in Highland Cross

No matter how many times you’ve done the Highland Cross, it never seems to get any easier. Conditions were favourable this year, with a strong westerly blowing us through the…

John Davidson June 30, 2017 0 Comments

Posts navigation

1 … 17 18 19 … 41

« Previous Page — Next Page »

Latest podcasts

  • Lejog walker Jo Page approaches the end of the road! July 15, 2025
  • Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer June 14, 2025
  • Exploring Scottish Hill Tracks with Colin Cadden, a volunteer with ScotWays September 28, 2024

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.

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.

RSS Active Outdoors

  • ‘Excitement building’ ahead of biggest Etape Loch Ness yet April 20, 2026
  • Active Outdoors: Making the most of an evening outdoors in Dores April 18, 2026
  • All change on the banks of Loch Ness April 11, 2026
  • A spring in the step on Highland forest run April 4, 2026
  • More to explore on the quiet roads above Loch Ness March 28, 2026

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 280 other subscribers.

Search this site

Weather

Read more

Highland Cross John's blog

Heat is on after trophy triumph at Highland Cross!

John's blog Loch Ness 360

A family connection to Foyers power station as it marks 50 years of energy production

John's blog Land's End John O'Groats cycle

Cycling Land’s End to John O’Groats – 10 years on

Active Outdoors John's blog News

John O’Groats Trail continues to flourish

Site admin

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Mountain Training

John Davidson

www.johndavidsonoutdoors.com

Copyright John Davidson © All rights reserved | Blogus by Themeansar.