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Aviemore runs head in different directions

Standing on the start line of the Meall a’ Bhuachaille Hill Race at the end of October, I got a sure sense of de ja vu. Just a fortnight earlier…

John Davidson November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Family-friendly cycle from Aviemore to Loch an Eilein and Coylumbridge

Children are often capable of so much more than we – or they – think. That’s my excuse for dragging my daughter out for a 10-mile bike ride last weekend…

John Davidson October 21, 2019 0 Comments
Active Outdoors

Getting the marathon buggy

Meg Davidson compares running the marathon to giving birth... after a while, the idea of doing it again doesn't seem so bad!

John Davidson October 14, 2019 0 Comments
Active Outdoors Loch Ness 360

Loch Ness 360 loop will be an uphill challenge

There has been a lot of talk in the running and biking communities since the announcement of a new round Loch Ness challenge due to take place next year.

John Davidson October 3, 2019 2 Comments
Active Outdoors

Striding high on Torridon’s tremendous trail network

It’s a dog’s life – and so it proved for one energetic springer spaniel that joined us on a run through the awe-inspiring Torridon landscape. While our exploration of the…

John Davidson September 24, 2019 0 Comments
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Mountain Leader assessment week in the Cairngorms

It’s pitch black, windy and pouring with rain, and we’re at 1150m above sea level wandering through thick cloud on the inhospitable Cairngorms plateau. I can barely see as far…

John Davidson August 28, 2019 2 Comments
Active Outdoors

Wild camp on way to Sgurr Choinnich, Sgurr a Chaorachain and Maoile Lunndaidh

Waking up to fierce wind and intermittent driving rain, I knew the day ahead was not going to go exactly as planned. I’d walked in to the Bealach Crudhain last…

John Davidson August 13, 2019 1 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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