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Pedalling around Speyside on this great bike ride I was struck with a sudden burst of optimism about the year ahead.
Seventeen Jacobites are believed to have been shot dead at the Prisoners Stone in the bloody aftermath of the 1746 Battle of Culloden.
Over the past year the Active Outdoors team have enjoyed a number of adventures across the Highlands and Moray. Here is a selection of photos from a fantastic…
The minor road between Lybster and Watten holds happy memories for me from a previous bike trip from Aviemore up to John O’Groats.
As we turned the corner, a wall of heavy snow greeted us and the road went from black to pure white in seconds. And that was just on the way to this fabulous…
The Caledonia Way is destined to be one of the UK’s finest long-distance cycle routes when it is completed. Even now, there are tempting sections of this…
Kyle of Sutherland loop - A triangle of tarmac offers a spectacular ride in the centre of the Highlands
Anagach Wood and Speyside circuit - A varied walk on mostly flat terrain taking in beautiful forests and a riverside trail
IT’S an eerie feeling being out on a bike on a pitch-black country road with nothing but shadows for company. The experience can really play tricks…
A FEW months ago I wrote about a walk up Ben Bhraggie above Golspie and promised to return to try out the area’s mountain bike trails. So I headed…
THIS little adventure reminded why it’s so good to live in this part of the Highlands; a quick drive down past Fort Augustus on a Sunday morning and I…
Scotland’s most popular long-distance path, the West Highland Way, takes walkers from Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William in Lochaber. It’s…
THE rather bizarre monument on top of Fyrish Hill, a representation of the Gate of Negapatam in Madras, India, is worth the steep walk up to for the views…
IT'S not after every bike ride you have to replace all four brake blocks, worn down to the metal but that’s what I had to do after a day on the exciting…
SOON forgot the 5.30am alarm call as the train sped north on a bright and sunny morning, mainly because I was eagerly anticipating this cycle around some…
More pictures from John Davidson's bike ride in the far north
SITTING immediately to the south of the village, Cawdor Wood contains a wonderful maze of tracks and trails, and it’s no accident that they’re here. This…
I’VE had cause to go to Dochgarroch on a number of occasions recently — for kayaking, running and cycling — and it reminded me what a lovely spot it is…
THIS captivating circuit follows two quiet routes which would once have been busier with traffic of very different kinds. It follows part of the old…
John and Meg's cycle ride to Durness in the north-west Highlands to test the video settings on different platforms.
