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Carn na h-Easgainn and Tomatin Distillery – a Monadhliath running route

John Davidson battles the elements – and the gradient – on a run up Carn na h-Easgainn in the northern Monadhliath hills

John Davidson February 11, 2020 1 Comments
Active Outdoors

Walking the Elginia Trail at Quarrelwood in Elgin

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…

John Davidson February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Active Outdoors Loch Ness 360

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.

John Davidson January 28, 2020 0 Comments
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My pick of photos from 2019

Looking back on a few of my favourite photos and adventures from 2019.

John Davidson January 17, 2020 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

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.

John Davidson December 17, 2019 1 Comments
Active Outdoors

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…

John Davidson December 9, 2019 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

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…

John Davidson November 26, 2019 0 Comments

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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.

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