Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer
John Davidson Bikepacking guru Markus Stitz talks to Active Outdoors editor John Davidson during a glorious ride in the Cairngorms
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Twenty photos from the Moray Trails Twenty-20 ride
Jim Sutherland organises an annual two-day bikepacking ride in Moray. Here I share 20 photos from this year's ride on the Dava Way and beyond
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…
A successful spin around the Borders
There’s a fine art to cycle touring and I think I might just be getting the hang of it. The 250-mile Border Loop was my aim and I managed to…
Spring/Summer 2014 Active Outdoors magazine now online
The latest issue of the Active Outdoors magazine which I edit is now available to read online, complete with various interactive features! If you get in quickly, there’s still time…
Sandwood Bay, Durness and Cape Wrath
Here’s a selection of photos from a couple of days I spent this week in the far north-west of Scotland, camping at Durness and running out to Sandwood Bay from…
Get set for the Highland Cross
I’m taking part in the Highland Cross – a 50-mile duathlon (20 miles running off road and up hill followed by 30 miles road cycling) going coast to coast across…