Active Outdoors
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.
- Update frequency
- every 157 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Lejog walker Jo Page approaches the end of the road!
Jo Page is approaching the end of her 1100-mile walk from Land's End to John O'Groats... John Davidson caught up with her at Berriedale, just one week from the finish, to record this podcast
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Markus Stitz – bikepacking author and route developer
Bikepacking guru Markus Stitz talks to Active Outdoors editor John Davidson during a glorious ride in the Cairngorms
00:26:27 |
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Exploring Scottish Hill Tracks with Colin Cadden, a volunteer with ScotWays
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, th…
Sat 28 Sep 2024
Steve Smirthwaite: Mountain biking maps of the Highlands
John Davidson speaks to mapmaker Steve Smirthwaite about bikes, maps and all things outdoors in the latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast
Fri 09 Aug 2024
Active Outdoors interview: Tim Hamlet of Assynt mountain rescue team
The Assynt mountain rescue team covers a huge geographical area incorporating all of Sutherland and Caithness. I spent a day with team in Lochinver as part of a training weekend, where they focused o…
00:12:23 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
Ross Brannigan on his book Running Adventures Scotland
In this new episode of the Active Outdoors podcast, John Davidson speaks to Scottish author Ross Brannigan after the official launch of his book, Running Adventures Scotland, which is published by Ve…
00:18:32 |
Mon 09 May 2022
River City star Iain Robertson on his BBC Scotland show ‘Iain Robertson Rambles’ and a family walk in Rosehall Forest in Sutherland
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.
00:31:21 |
Sun 09 Jan 2022
Running the Speyside Way extension from Aviemore to Newtonmore
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.
Sun 12 Dec 2021
The Strathdearn in Tomatin and Baxters Loch Ness Marathon
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 brea…
00:15:09 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
The first Torvean Parkrun in Inverness and the Etape Loch Ness
What a weekend! More than 350 people took part in the new Torvean Parkrun at a brand new park in Inverness then over 2500 cyclists took to the streets in the early morning to tackle the 66-mile Etape…
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Etape Loch Ness 2021 preview
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.
Fri 20 Aug 2021
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