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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.

14/01/2025

A 24-hour endurance relay race overlooking the shores of Loch Ness will not take place in 2025 but will return in 2026, its organisers have said.

13/01/2025

John Davidson returns to take part in the Strathpuffer for the first time since 2016 – and finds it’s just as tough as ever in special snowy year

06/01/2025

John Davidson speaks out against plans for a massive pumped storage hydro electric scheme in the Central Highlands

05/01/2025

Making Space for Nature by Jenny Grant

30/12/2024

Mountain rescuers were given royal recognition of an astonishing 227 years of combined service at a ceremony in December.

25/12/2024

Keen walkers will be lacing up their boots for a long-distance challenge in the Highlands next summer.

23/12/2024

Get yourself ready for 2025 with our list of outdoor events taking place across the Highlands and Islands, and Moray and Aberdeenshire.

16/12/2024

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson looks back at some of the best bits from Active Outdoors during 2024 – and finds plenty of fond memories to recall

09/12/2024

Heading for a quick trip to the hills, John Davidson ventures to a bealach below the silver peak to enjoy magnificent views across Kintail

02/12/2024

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Even in the winter, there are ways of enjoying the dark evenings, John Davidson finds as he heads to the Cairngorms National Park

01/12/2024

Making Space for Nature by Andy Summers: The barn owl is one of the most iconic and hauntingly beautiful birds of the British countryside.

01/12/2024

John Davidson picks out some of his favourite routes from a new Ordnance Survey book, Outstanding Walks Scotland, featuring some classic outings

25/11/2024

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: From erratic boulders to kettle hole lochans, John Davidson explores the glacial deposits left behind in Strathnairn on a forest walk

18/11/2024

John Davidson headed to the Cairngorms - before the recent snowfall struck - to complete a long circuit on the excellent trails into the Lairig Ghru

18/11/2024

Four charities benefitting from the 2024 Highland Cross received their donations at a celebration event. John Davidson reports on a landmark year

14/11/2024

The 40th staging of the Highland Cross has seen the fundraising total from the event exceed £6 million after another record figure was raised.

14/11/2024

A community’s green vision for a 20-acre Inverness site previously earmarked for housing now looks set to become a reality.

12/11/2024

New firm to take over organisers of Loch Ness Marathon and Inverness Half Marathon

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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.