Active Outdoors

Scotland's leading youth hostel organisation is looking for new board members who can inspire young people to experience the country at its best.

Visiting the fire-hit Lookout Hide at Insh Marshes nature reserve, John Davidson takes a winter wander along the fascinating Invertromie Trail

People are being urged not to risk their own safety by entering forests where storm damage is still being assessed and cleared.

Hector Mackenzie takes a stroll to one of Ross-shire's most intriguing landmarks which featured in the first series of the popular BBC TV show

Minor roads in the west Highlands that offer vital routes for local people as well as access to remote mountains and glens are to be improved.

Ben Wyvis is at the centre of a bid to become Scotland’s newest national park.

A series of public events starting this week will outline the case for a new national park stretching through Glen Affric to Loch Ness.

The ups and downs of the Strathpuffer make a real challenge – and an even bigger achievement – for Jane Chisholm

The current mark which sits at 17 countries in 21 days.

Work on the Riverside Way active travel scheme in Inverness have been hit by delays after developers came across an old gas main.

Avalanche risks on Highland peaks are now "considerable", mountain-goers have been warned in the wake of heavy snowfall.

John Davidson enjoys some rare winter sunshine on a family walk in a popular Highland forest

Contin Forest hosted one of the toughest mountain bike events in the world.

Ben Gibson, mountain safety adviser at Mountaineering Scotland, encourages people who are planning to head to the hills this winter to think ahead

Walkers are being warned to avoid some forestry sites in the Highlands after paths and bridges are thought to have been damaged in recent storms.

Author and TV presenter Cameron McNeish is hosting a talk about the great outdoors at an Inverness school next week.

Bid organisers saying the area’s globally important natural and cultural heritage deserves protection and celebration.

It is one of the toughest mountain bike endurance events in the world.

A water-sport film festival will be coming to Nairn for the first time this year – with the event set to help support two local charities.

Coastal walks are the most popular way to spend time outdoors in the Highlands, according to new research from the National Trust for Scotland.