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

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

Two very different faces of the cruise ship world came together in the Cromarty Firth this morning.

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.

Organiser Dougie Brown says it is more than about the music but ‘a celebration of all that is great about Scotland and the Highlands.’

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

There are growing demands for a sustainable system to fund path repairs on Scotland’s mountains a year into a campaign to fix routes on An Teallach.

John Davidson completes a long-awaited and exhilarating hill walk and scramble on one of Torridon’s beautiful sandstone giants

A man who started climbing Munros with Inverness Royal Academy’s Outdoor Club in 1971 is bringing an exhibition of the man behind the list to the city

From global fashion empire Zara, to international homeware store IKEA, here are some store suggestions from our readers.

John Davidson enjoys an evening stroll up the Dunbeath Water, visiting two brochs, a ruined inn and other historic points of interest

I never set out to be a writer but 22 years ago I landed myself a wee side-line; a column with The Inverness Courier.

A new BBC show inspired by the work of a popular crime writer – a well-known face on the Black Isle – will be broadcast for the first time on Friday.