cycle – John Davidson

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Ready for the return of the Highland Cross in 2022

June 5, 2022June 3, 2022 John Davidson 0 Comments cycle, duathlon, event, Highland Cross, run

Like so many other things, the Highland Cross has been absent from the calendar for the last couple of years,

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From city to seclusion

September 24, 2017September 25, 2017 John Davidson 0 Comments bike, cycle, highlands, Mountain biking, ross-shire

Bikepacking is becoming a popular way to travel through the wilds with minimal gear. John Davidson heads for the hills

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A bikepacking adventure across the Highlands

July 12, 2017July 11, 2017 John Davidson 0 Comments adventure, bikepacking, cycle, highlands, mountain bike, off-road, route, Scotland, wild

I had been working on this route in my head for a couple of years, linking together bits of off-road

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A successful spin around the Borders

June 20, 2014June 11, 2018 John Davidson 1 Comment Border Loop, cycle, cycling

There’s a fine art to cycle touring and I think I might just be getting the hang of it. The

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Tilt & Feshie mountain bike expedition

October 6, 2013 John Davidson cairngorms, cycle, mountain bike, off-road

I finally got around to doing this mountain bike route I’ve been planning for some time and it was worth

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Pedal on UK

September 9, 2013September 17, 2013 John Davidson cycle, national cycle network, pedal on uk, sustrans

As a volunteer for Sustrans, I was invited on the final stage of Pedal on UK, a national celebration cycle

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Sandwood Bay, Durness and Cape Wrath

August 25, 2013 John Davidson bike, Cape Wrath, cycle, cycling, Durness, highlands, north west, run, running, Sandwood Bay, Scotland

Here’s a selection of photos from a couple of days I spent this week in the far north-west of Scotland,

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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 18 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.