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John Davidson, writer and editor of the Active Outdoors series in the Inverness Courier and Highland News & Media group, takes a look at life in the outdoors from his base in the Highlands of Scotland. Inspiration, advice and hopefully some fun as we chat to guests and see the benefits of enjoying being active outdoors.

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    • Sep 28, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Exploring Scottish Hill Tracks with Colin Cadden, a volunteer with ScotWays

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 0:13


    Colin Cadden, who lives in Aviemore, was one of around 130 volunteers who helped survey routes across the country for the latest edition of the guide to Scottish Hill Tracks. Compiled by ScotWays, the Scottish Rights of Way Society, the sixth edition of the guide is published exactly 100 years after the organisation first published […]

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    Steve Smirthwaite: Mountain biking maps of the Highlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024


    John Davidson speaks to mapmaker Steve Smirthwaite about bikes, maps and all things outdoors in the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast

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    Active Outdoors interview: Tim Hamlet of Assynt mountain rescue team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 12:23


    The Assynt mountain rescue team covers a huge geographical area incorporating all of Sutherland and Caithness. I spent a day

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    Ross Brannigan on his book Running Adventures Scotland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 18:32


    In this new episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson speaks to Scottish author Ross Brannigan after the official

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    River City star Iain Robertson on his BBC Scotland show ‘Iain Robertson Rambles’ and a family walk in Rosehall Forest in Sutherland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 31:21


    River City star and Bafta-winning actor Iain Robertson shares his passion for the outdoors in conversation with John Davidson in the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast.

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    Running the Speyside Way extension from Aviemore to Newtonmore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 0:14


    In the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson is running the newest section of the Speyside Way - the 20-mile stretch from Aviemore to Newtonmore.

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    The Strathdearn in Tomatin and Baxters Loch Ness Marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 15:09


    In this latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson is in conversation with Duncan Bryden, a former chief executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, about a project to breathe life into a Highland village close to the park.

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    The first Torvean Parkrun in Inverness and the Etape Loch Ness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 0:10


    What a weekend! More than 350 people took part in the new Torvean Parkrun at a brand new park in

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    Etape Loch Ness 2021 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 0:09


    John Davidson is in conversation with event director Malcolm Sutherland ahead of the weekend's Etape Loch Ness cycle event taking place in Inverness and around the world-famous loch.

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    Episode Four: Bikepacking the Moray Way, including parts of the Speyside Way, Moray Coast Trail and Dava Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 0:18


    Recorded en route, the team of five riders talk about the reasons behind the trip, the fall and rise of Aviemore's famous Mountain Cafe - now the Bothy Bakery in Grantown - and how to plan the best adventures from your door.

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    Episode Three: Lossiemouth woman’s e-bike bid for once-in-a-lifetime climb of Ben Rinnes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 0:20


    In our latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, Karen Cox is in conversation with John Davidson about her challenge to ride to the top of the 841m Ben Rinnes in Moray, despite suffering from a number of disabilities that make balance and muscle control difficult for her.

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    Episode Two: Kayaking, Cairngorms and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 0:25


    Join us for episode two of the Active Outdoors podcast, when John Davidson goes sea kayaking at Cromarty with Explore Highland, talks to Cairngorms National Park Authority chief executive Grant Moir and heads high on the Great Glen Way.

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    Episode One: Beinn Bhuidhe and a bid for a new mountain bike skills loop at an Inverness school

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 0:27


    Welcome to the new Active Outdoors podcast. In our first episode, John Davidson is on the edge of the Monadhliath

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