Active Outdoors

The Sika Trail, which starts at Rosehall west of Lairg, is currently closed due to the industrialisation of this stunning area, as well as forestry clearing.…

I was delighted last week to get the certificate confirming that I’ve joined the august band of Munro “compleaters”, writes Peter Evans.

I was delighted last week to get the certificate confirming that I’ve joined the august band of Munro “compleaters”, writes Peter Evans.

Mountain views are promised on this excursion through the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore and, while these failed to materialise on my trip, it still…

Mountain views are promised on this excursion through the Rothiemurchus Estate near Aviemore and, while these failed to materialise on my trip, it still…

ONLY a hill, but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. The poet, as far as I know, is anonymous, but this line rings true for me…

ONLY a hill, but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. The poet, as far as I know, is anonymous, but this line rings true for me…

An island-hopping adventure lay ahead as we made our way to the west coast for a weekend sea kayaking north of Ullapool. We were in luck. Seven days earlier…

An island-hopping adventure lay ahead as we made our way to the west coast for a weekend sea kayaking north of Ullapool. We were in luck. Seven days earlier…

Pictures from John Davidson's sea kayaking journey to the Summer Isles...

IT ranks as one of the finest mountain scrambles in Scotland – the traverse of the Forcan Ridge to a Munro prize at the end, The Saddle.

IT ranks as one of the finest mountain scrambles in Scotland – the traverse of the Forcan Ridge to a Munro prize at the end, The Saddle.

Visiting peaceful lochs and with the rare sight of the Cairngorms clear for the whole day, this family outing was a great way to spend time in the outdoors.

Visiting peaceful lochs and with the rare sight of the Cairngorms clear for the whole day, this family outing was a great way to spend time in the outdoors.

On a recent visit to Gairloch, we decided to make the most of one of those rare but memorable days on the west coast.

On a recent visit to Gairloch, we decided to make the most of one of those rare but memorable days on the west coast.

"Brakes off, brain off” is the mantra needed for running downhill in the mountains, I’m told at the summit of a Corbett I’ve wanted to climb for some…

THERE are no dull hills, only dull people. It’s a saying that sticks in my mind when anyone calls a hill “dull” or “uninspiring”.

THERE are no dull hills, only dull people. It’s a saying that sticks in my mind when anyone calls a hill “dull” or “uninspiring”.

Stepping off the train at the remote Altnabreac station in Caithness, I didn’t know what to expect from a ride that – on the map at least – looked like…