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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
Highland Cross

Raffle winners – Highland Cross 2017

Well done to my #paerntsontherun team-mates for completing this year’s Highland Cross! We had a great time on the day and helped raise cash for some deserving charities helping those…

John Davidson June 20, 2017 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Making a splash on family cycle in the Cairngorms

A COUPLE of summers ago I took my two young children on this off-road cycle ride by myself – this time I had parental back-up! Back then our eldest had…

John Davidson June 9, 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.

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  • 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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