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Stride out on the Deeside Way

20 June 2021
Stride out on the Deeside Way

Stride out on the Deeside Way

20 June 2021

The author of a new guide to the walking and cycling route shares his experience of the trail – and of Royal Deeside off the beaten track


Be a considerate camper and do the right thing

20 June 2021
Be a considerate camper and do the right thing

Be a considerate camper and do the right thing

20 June 2021

After widely reported problems of 'dirty camping', Neil Reid of Mountaineering Scotland looks at how you can be a 'considerate camper'


Q&A: Tim Hamlet, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team leader and outdoors instructor

19 June 2021
Q&A: Tim Hamlet, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team leader and outdoors instructor

Q&A: Tim Hamlet, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team leader and outdoors instructor

19 June 2021

The 34-year-old tells John Davidson more about the experience of rescuing and his love of the outdoors


By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August

16 June 2021
By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August

By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August

16 June 2021

A by-election to replace a departing Inverness councillor will take place in tandem with a similar poll in Caithness in August.


Time is right for changing of the guard

11 June 2021
Time is right for changing of the guard

Time is right for changing of the guard

11 June 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: An evening run on the south side of Loch Ness gives John Davidson a welcome reward after a tough climb on a wonderful trail


Outdoors writer on track to publish new guide to the Deeside Way

06 June 2021
Outdoors writer on track to publish new guide to the Deeside Way

Outdoors writer on track to publish new guide to the Deeside Way

06 June 2021

A journalist and outdoors writer in the Highlands has turned his attentions on the Deeside Way with a new guide dedicated to the long-distance trail.


Community group gives woodland a new lease of life

04 June 2021
Community group gives woodland a new lease of life

Community group gives woodland a new lease of life

04 June 2021

Volunteers with a community woodland have planted thousands of trees and improved paths – and now they are starting to enjoy the benefits.


Power from the glens on Monadhliath Trail

04 June 2021
Power from the glens on Monadhliath Trail

Power from the glens on Monadhliath Trail

04 June 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson is on the mountain bike on a route through a wind farm and past a hydro reservoir


LISTEN: To the latest episode from the Active Outdoors podcast

01 June 2021
LISTEN: To the latest episode from the Active Outdoors podcast

LISTEN: To the latest episode from the Active Outdoors podcast

01 June 2021

John Davidson talks to Karen Cox of Outfit Moray about the Cairngorm to Coast event as well as her own personal 'uphill' challenge


Hostelling Scotland network reopens to guests

28 May 2021
Hostelling Scotland network reopens to guests

Hostelling Scotland network reopens to guests

28 May 2021

Youth hostels across the country are starting to open their doors again from Friday after being shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.


A wheel family adventure in Glen Affric

28 May 2021
A wheel family adventure in Glen Affric

A wheel family adventure in Glen Affric

28 May 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: With no Highland Cross to look forward to this summer, John Davidson heads into familiar territory for a day out with the kids


Be prepared for winter, hill walkers warned

27 May 2021
Be prepared for winter, hill walkers warned

Be prepared for winter, hill walkers warned

27 May 2021

Hill walkers are being told to prepare for the remnants of winter if they head for the heights this weekend.


Rescuers spend thousands of hours on callouts during Covid-hit year

21 May 2021
Rescuers spend thousands of hours on callouts during Covid-hit year

Rescuers spend thousands of hours on callouts during Covid-hit year

21 May 2021

Scottish mountain rescuers spent more than 24,000 hours in 2020 helping people on call-outs in nearly 500 incidents.


No new Covid cases across Highland and Islands

17 May 2021
No new Covid cases across Highland and Islands

No new Covid cases across Highland and Islands

17 May 2021

There were no new coronavirus cases across the Highlands and Islands on Monday, as the cumulative total for the NHS Highland area remained at 5178.


Ben Wyvis walkers urged to park safely and have a 'plan B'

17 May 2021
Ben Wyvis walkers urged to park safely and have a 'plan B'

Ben Wyvis walkers urged to park safely and have a 'plan B'

17 May 2021

Hill walkers intent on climbing Ben Wyvis are being asked to have a back-up plan in case the car park is too full.


Active Outdoors events list 2021

16 May 2021
Active Outdoors events list 2021

Active Outdoors events list 2021

16 May 2021

With coronavirus restrictions beginning to ease, a number of events look set to go ahead during the remainder of 2021, subject to government advice.


WATCH: Open space and fine trails offer a brighter outlook

14 May 2021
WATCH: Open space and fine trails offer a brighter outlook

WATCH: Open space and fine trails offer a brighter outlook

14 May 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson enjoys the freedom of the trails when he joins Ian Stewart of Trail Running Scotland on a group run in the Cairngorms


Floating fun captures the imagination

30 April 2021
Floating fun captures the imagination

Floating fun captures the imagination

30 April 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson and his daughter get out on the water with Explore Highland for a sea kayaking adventure from Cromarty


LISTEN: Latest episode from our Active Outdoors podcast

26 April 2021
LISTEN: Latest episode from our Active Outdoors podcast

LISTEN: Latest episode from our Active Outdoors podcast

26 April 2021

Sea kayaking at Cromarty, Cairngorms National Park Authority chief exec Grant Moir on visitor pressure and taking a hike on the Great Glen Way


Call to make Ben Nevis 'Scotland's National Mountain'

25 April 2021
Call to make Ben Nevis 'Scotland's National Mountain'

Call to make Ben Nevis 'Scotland's National Mountain'

25 April 2021

Ben Nevis should become a recognised area similar to national parks in a bid to attract funding to help promote and attract the area.


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