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Active Outdoors - bringing you inspiring outdoor adventures from the north of Scotland.

You can read our regular features in The Inverness Courier, Ross-shire Journal, Northern Scot, John O'Groat Journal, Strathspey & Badenoch Herald and Northern Times. We also produce an Active Outdoors supplement that appears in our titles as well as maintaining our webpage on each of our newspapers' websites.

01/10/2025

John Davidson heads for a prominent Caithness landmark for a day of solitude and showers on a trek from the road-end at Braemore in the latest

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24/09/2025

In this week's , Mike Merritt looks inside a new guide to some of the most spectacular and challenging Scottish winter climbs

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15/09/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Stunning landscapes and spectacular walks can be found in the far north-west Highlands, as well as in a new guide book for Durness

11/09/2025

Meteor fragments are believed to have fallen across an area extending from Loch Ericht in the east, and Loch Treig and Ben Alder in the west.

08/09/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: A longer approach to reach the hill fort at Knockfarrel sees John Davidson explore the ridges about the Ross-shire county town

01/09/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Lauren Cameron spends a day exploring two fine Munros in the Great Glen that offer a getaway from the busier hills and glens

25/08/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson heads to Ross-shire for a family stroll with an excellent playpark at the halfway point

13/08/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Peter Evans recounts some favourite memories from his round of Munros, and settles on this Wester Ross classic

06/08/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: An evening summer stroll offers John Davidson the perfect reminder of the beauty of Scotland’s most northerly archipelago

30/07/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson gets his touring bike back on the road and finds a renewed sense of adventure on this cycle ride from Inverness

21/07/2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson aims for the heights on the hottest day with a round of Cairn Gorm from Coire Cas

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The story of Active Outdoors

Here at Active Outdoors we aim to bring you tales of our own adventures – from family outings to backpacking and mountain biking trips – which we hope will inspire you to get out and discover more of the north of Scotland for yourself.

Our features appear every week in the Inverness Courier, Strathspey & Badenoch Herald, Ross-shire Journal, Northern Scot, John O'Groat Journal and Northern Times.

We also publish a special Active Outdoors supplement which appears in our newspaper titles every spring.

Combined, our print readership extends to more than 85,000 – with more people accessing our articles and features online.

Active Outdoors is edited by John Davidson, who also works for the newspaper publisher Highland News & Media as editorial services manager.

John is a qualified Mountain Leader who has a real passion for the outdoors, particularly in the Highlands. He has written two books of walking and cycling routes in the area. You can read his personal blog at www.johndavidsonoutdoors.com

History

Active Outdoors began as a monthly column in the Inverness Courier when John – then working a sub-editor for the newspaper group – suggested the idea to the editor.

That was in May 2008 and since then the column has grown in popularity, becoming a weekly feature in April 2010 with either a walking route, cycling route, mountain walk or special feature.

This is when Peter Evans, a former editor of TGO and Climber magazines, joined the team after he moved north from Dollar and made it his mission to finish his round of the Munros (which he was already well on the way to doing!).

Peter 'compleated' his Munros in June 2012, climbing Sgurr na Sgine in Kintail.

In November 2011 Active Outdoors expanded and now appears weekly in the six local newspapers across the Highlands and Moray. It still contains a great regular piece on a walking, cycling or mountain route or a special feature, along with a selection of photographs.

Jenny Gillies, a hill runner from Lossiemouth, joined the team in 2014 and shares her passion for the mountains every month.

Contact

You can get in touch with John and the rest of the team on [email protected]

Our website is at www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lifestyle/active-outdoors