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Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer

John Davidson June 14, 2025 No Comments

Bikepacking guru Markus Stitz talks to Active Outdoors editor John Davidson during a glorious ride in the Cairngorms

Episode One: Beinn Bhuidhe and a bid for a new mountain bike skills loop at an Inverness school

John Davidson March 26, 2021 No Comments

Welcome to the new Active Outdoors podcast. In our first episode, John Davidson is on the edge of the Monadhliath when he climbs to a trig point on Beinn Bhuidhe…

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.

Podcast

Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer

Episode One: Beinn Bhuidhe and a bid for a new mountain bike skills loop at an Inverness school

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