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ACTIVE OUTDOORS: MTB course takes a step up in riding skills

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: MTB course takes a step up in riding skills

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: MTB course takes a step up in riding skills

07 October 2024

John Davidson enjoys a weekend of mountain bike leadership learning in Pitlochry as he hones his riding for the future


10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

05 October 2024

The leaves may have started falling and the temperature is getting cooler, but there’s still plenty to do around the Highlands during the autumn.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

30 September 2024

John Davidson steps up for 26.2-miler after watching wife and others complete challenge close to home


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caithness coastal walk offers a lighter look at medieval castle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caithness coastal walk offers a lighter look at medieval castle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caithness coastal walk offers a lighter look at medieval castle

23 September 2024

John Davidson explores the peninsular at Noss Head and visits the lighthouse and 15th-century Castle Sinclair-Girnigoe


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Highland volunteer helped check 7500km of routes featured in new Scottish Hill Tracks book

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Highland volunteer helped check 7500km of routes featured in new Scottish Hill Tracks book

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Highland volunteer helped check 7500km of routes featured in new Scottish Hill Tracks book

16 September 2024

Colin Cadden committed to surveying all the Cairngorms routes in a new guide to Scotland’s rights of way. John Davidson spoke to him in Glen Feshie


WATCH: Highland volunteers maintain paths in Cairngorms with Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland

WATCH: Highland volunteers maintain paths in Cairngorms with Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland

WATCH: Highland volunteers maintain paths in Cairngorms with Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland

09 September 2024

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson joins volunteers in the Cairngorms National Park as they help keep mountain paths in good working order


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cairngorms pine forests are backdrop to short mountain bike journey

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cairngorms pine forests are backdrop to short mountain bike journey

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cairngorms pine forests are backdrop to short mountain bike journey

02 September 2024

John Davidson finds time for a nice circuit on the mountain bike, visiting some fine features of the national park


Wedding fair promises ‘inspiration, expert advice and exclusive offers’

Wedding fair promises ‘inspiration, expert advice and exclusive offers’

Wedding fair promises ‘inspiration, expert advice and exclusive offers’

28 August 2024

Excited couples planning the biggest day of their lives will get the chance to make their dream wedding a reality when a special showcase is held.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: What it’s like to run through the night at the Loch Ness 24

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: What it’s like to run through the night at the Loch Ness 24

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: What it’s like to run through the night at the Loch Ness 24

26 August 2024

John Davidson and his wife Meg took on the 24-hour running challenge for the first time - and came out smiling


WATCH: The 2024 Loch Ness 24 – in pictures

WATCH: The 2024 Loch Ness 24 – in pictures

WATCH: The 2024 Loch Ness 24 – in pictures

26 August 2024

Hundreds of runners donned head-torches as they ran through the night in a 24-hour challenge on the shores of Loch Ness at the weekend.


Inverness café marquee plan gets the green light

Inverness café marquee plan gets the green light

Inverness café marquee plan gets the green light

23 August 2024

A successful café on the A9 on the approach to Inverness looks set to increase its customer seating to meet demand.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Strathpuffer in summer is in lap of the dogs

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Strathpuffer in summer is in lap of the dogs

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Strathpuffer in summer is in lap of the dogs

19 August 2024

John Davidson heads to the forests of Ross-shire to reacquaint himself with the ups and downs of the Strathpuffer course ahead of the 24-hour event


Inverness hotel scene prompts mixed reactions

Inverness hotel scene prompts mixed reactions

Inverness hotel scene prompts mixed reactions

19 August 2024

There’s no doubt that Inverness is a draw for tourists, but what do folk think of the local hotel situation.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Small hill leaves a big impression

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Small hill leaves a big impression

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Small hill leaves a big impression

12 August 2024

John Davidson takes a summer stroll up Creag Bheag at Kingussie with the family and finds plenty to keep the children entertained


LISTEN: Meet the Nairn mapmaker taking his passion in a new direction

LISTEN: Meet the Nairn mapmaker taking his passion in a new direction

LISTEN: Meet the Nairn mapmaker taking his passion in a new direction

09 August 2024

John Davidson speaks to Steve Smirthwaite, whose Trailmaps offer great ideas for mountain bikers and others, in the new podcast from Active Outdoors


Olympic hopeful Megan Keith pointed in right direction by orienteering successes

Olympic hopeful Megan Keith pointed in right direction by orienteering successes

Olympic hopeful Megan Keith pointed in right direction by orienteering successes

07 August 2024

Orienteering set Olympic hopeful Megan Keith on the right path for success, according to the Inverness club where she started out.


‘There was genuine concern we would capsize’: Wick rowers share the highs and lows of their round-Britain journey so far

‘There was genuine concern we would capsize’: Wick rowers share the highs and lows of their round-Britain journey so far

‘There was genuine concern we would capsize’: Wick rowers share the highs and lows of their round-Britain journey so far

05 August 2024

Wick RNLI volunteers Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross say they have been blown away by the support during their journey. Here they answer our questions


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Putting in the miles on the Great Glen Way

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Putting in the miles on the Great Glen Way

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Putting in the miles on the Great Glen Way

05 August 2024

John Davidson runs a familiar, if testing, route from Inverness to Drumnadrochit, which offers some spectacular trail running and excellent views


Tiny toads rescued from the chop before the mower comes out

Tiny toads rescued from the chop before the mower comes out

Tiny toads rescued from the chop before the mower comes out

04 August 2024

Making Space for Nature with Paul Castle, the High Life Highland countryside ranger for north Sutherland and north Caithness.


Mass skinny dip in Loch Ness will end new Inverness outdoor festival

Mass skinny dip in Loch Ness will end new Inverness outdoor festival

Mass skinny dip in Loch Ness will end new Inverness outdoor festival

01 August 2024

A new festival aimed at showcasing the great outdoors around Inverness and Loch Ness will close with a mass skinny dip in Loch Ness.


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