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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.

John Davidson enjoys a gentle run around the woods at Dores and discovers it’s the perfect time for these wonderful spring flowers

Path upgrades and a new bridge have improved a popular walking route in the Highlands’ most beautiful glen. John Davidson went to take a look

Murray Travel in Inverness has been named in the top three travel agencies for the whole of Scotland in a UK awards ceremony.

Exploring a hidden route up a fine hill is a wonderful way to break up any journey south

John Davidson completes another Etape Loch Ness as the 66-mile cycle sportive celebrates a decade of welcoming riders from around the world

Making Space for Nature by Eilidh-Ann Philips

John Davidson explores a quieter route in the hills above Dores, where a new hydro development looks set to impact on the area in the next few years

A mystery donor is helping to build bridges in the north of Scotland after pledging thousands of pounds to a Highland trail group.

Exploring the remote lochs and lochans of Caithness is not the same challenge that it once was, but there are few who have visited them all

John Davidson completes a loop of the Great Glen Way, taking in the newly signed high-level route over Carn na Leitire

Invernessian cook and food writer Sarah Rankin wants to encourage people to cook from scratch with her first recipe book, Kith.

A thriller writer who has moved from Dorset to Inverness is finding fresh inspiration in her new Highland life.