Active Outdoors

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.

Two children were saved by an off-duty lifeguard after getting caught in a rip tide while bodyboarding from a Highland beach earlier this month.

Youngsters taking part in the 100th junior parkrun in Inverness at the weekend enjoyed a surprise visit from the city’s own Olympian.

The charity behind a planned long-distance walking route along the north coast is aiming to have the Caithness section up and running by next summer.

John Davidson explores a mountain bike circuit on forest paths and tracks from Drumnadrochit

Children in Inverness are getting ready to add to their tally of over 12,000km of running and walking at a landmark junior parkrun event.

John Davidson heads for Derbyshire to enjoy a blustery run in the High Peak district – 92 years after the Kinder Mass Trespass

Rachel Smart takes a stroll around the forest and hill at Abriachan and discovers a trail of 17 Global Goals

A chilly summer walk up one of Caithness’s finest hills offers plenty to see from river to summit

John Davidson takes on the Highland Cross for the eighth time as the 50-mile duathlon marks its 40th anniversary

Over 750 people participated in a gruelling challenge at the 40th Highland Cross this weekend.

Champion successfully defends her title.

Edinburgh athlete becomes fastest man in history of duathlon event.

Edderton’s Ross Gollan won back-to-back Cross titles, but this year’s crown is up for grabs.

John Davidson speaks to the founders of the unique duathlon that crosses the Highlands from Kintail to Beauly 40 years after it first became a reality

John Davidson ventures onto a high summit at the head of Glen Shiel to enjoy dramatic views of this mountainous country

Good weather may make for stunning photographs but it’s the bad weather days that bring the best stories

Map-maker Steve Smirthwaite chats to John Davidson about exploring West Moray, Nairn and Dava to produce his latest mountain bike-friendly guide

It was love at first sight when I first laid eyes on Stac Pollaidh as a teenager many years ago.

Downpours make for a tough test on tricky trails in Lake District – but ‘Ralph maun ride’!