It’s been great to be back on the bike for more than just the few miles to and from work recently, and this route to the west of Inverness was right…
Glen Affric is a place to get away from it all and soak up nature at nature’s pace, appreciating all that is around you. My spur-of-the-moment visit…
The popular walk around Loch an Eilein in Rothiemurchus forest was our plan for a wet afternoon. It’s a straightforward plod, with a waymarked trail…
In the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain, I guess it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that there was a fair bit of climbing to start as…
In search of a walk into the wilds while the clouds hung low on the mountains and the wind would be blasting over the high tops, I found the perfect escape.
Pushing my bike down a steep, rough path which is wet and slippery with the ongoing downpours that have been a feature of the last few hours, I know I…
All is still on the surface of the loch until tiny circular ripples show where a fish has just surfaced momentarily, hundreds of metres below where I…
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen said that an adventure is just a badly planned journey. His trips to the poles – he was the first person to reach…
A TWIST of fate could have made this cycle around Loch Ness a very different affair. Just hours after most of us had crossed the finish line in Inverness,…
A DINOSAUR attracted us to this peak, the final Munro on a long ridge leading from the edge of Knoydart to here above the head of Loch Quoich. This huge…
Trailers, tag-alongs, trikes and balance bikes – a brief hint of spring sunshine was enough to bring out the families for a fantastic gentle ride…
Connecting rural communities can be a tricky business, but one organisation has been doing what it can to encourage active and sustainable travel.
NOTHING can prepare you for what goes on at the Strathpuffer. The 24-hour endurance mountain bike event marked its 10th year at the weekend, and this…
There must be something in the water down at Cantray. For a start, it was once used to power a massive watermill that is now home to the offices of a…
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THE Highland Cross has been running for nearly a third of a century and it is still producing firsts, writes John Davidson.
BEFORE I’d even started this route I knew luck was going to be on my side. With the freezing fog still thick in the city, I decided to head…
The huge mass of cloud that sits stubbornly below me is covering something special. Up here in the open sun, surrounding by blue sky and mountains and…
Leaving the streets behind, John Davidson heads off road and into the woods for a night-time mountain bike ride
It’s amazing how comfortable a pile of rocks at 3,000ft above sea level can be when you’re in need of some sleep. With my two little daughters…
