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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.785323498A full family outing over spectacular Torridon munros of Beinn Liath Mhor and Sgorr Ruadh
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/08/12/a-full-family-outing-over-spectacular-torridon-munros-of-beinn-liath-mhor-and-sgorr-ruadh/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/08/12/a-full-family-outing-over-spectacular-torridon-munros-of-beinn-liath-mhor-and-sgorr-ruadh/#commentsWed, 12 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14998It was always an ambitious outing for four young teenagers and an eight-year-old – but there was a good forecast and plenty of daylight, so along with us three adults, we gave it a go. These two fine munros in the southern Torridon area make a fine horseshoe of the beautiful Coire Lair, in the […]]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/08/12/a-full-family-outing-over-spectacular-torridon-munros-of-beinn-liath-mhor-and-sgorr-ruadh/feed/114998New sections of Great Glen Way path have transformed route south of Drumnadrochit
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/07/11/new-sections-of-great-glen-way-path-have-transformed-route-south-of-drumnadrochit/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/07/11/new-sections-of-great-glen-way-path-have-transformed-route-south-of-drumnadrochit/#commentsSat, 11 Jul 2026 08:32:59 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14996Sweet summer rain! There is something joyful about the feel of warm rain on your face, especially if you’ve been cooped up all day in the office. I had to get out, even if it meant missing at least one of the World Cup games on this particular evening. And this really did turn into […]]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/07/11/new-sections-of-great-glen-way-path-have-transformed-route-south-of-drumnadrochit/feed/114996Skeletons and Stone Age ruins on Yarrows Heritage Trail in the heart of Caithness
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/06/27/skeletons-and-stone-age-ruins-on-yarrows-heritage-trail-in-the-heart-of-caithness/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/06/27/skeletons-and-stone-age-ruins-on-yarrows-heritage-trail-in-the-heart-of-caithness/#commentsSat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:05 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14994Stone Age structures and a vast array of archaeological evidence give a glimpse into the lives of the people who have called this small area of Caithness home during the last 5000 years. The Yarrows Heritage Trail was first created in the 1970s when then Highland Council archaeologist Bob Gourlay recognised that a designed walk […]]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/06/27/skeletons-and-stone-age-ruins-on-yarrows-heritage-trail-in-the-heart-of-caithness/feed/114994Spotting a soaring eagle on a fine ridge walk on the challenging Mullardoch munros
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/05/30/spotting-a-soaring-eagle-on-a-fine-ridge-walk-on-the-challenging-mullardoch-munros/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/05/30/spotting-a-soaring-eagle-on-a-fine-ridge-walk-on-the-challenging-mullardoch-munros/#respondSat, 30 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14992Tackling four munros above Loch Mullardoch after a boat ride to the start]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/05/30/spotting-a-soaring-eagle-on-a-fine-ridge-walk-on-the-challenging-mullardoch-munros/feed/014992Revelling in the relaxation of a long bike ride at the Etape Loch Ness
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/05/11/revelling-in-the-relaxation-of-a-long-bike-ride-at-the-etape-loch-ness/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/05/11/revelling-in-the-relaxation-of-a-long-bike-ride-at-the-etape-loch-ness/#respondMon, 11 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14949An early start and a familiar circuit offer a chance to enjoy the surroundings and the atmosphere of what has become a bucket-list event for people from around the world For one weekend a year the streets and cycle paths of Inverness become packed with families and groups as the Etape Loch Ness rolls into […]]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2026/05/11/revelling-in-the-relaxation-of-a-long-bike-ride-at-the-etape-loch-ness/feed/014949Heat is on after trophy triumph at Highland Cross!
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/07/11/heat-is-on-after-trophy-triumph-at-highland-cross/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/07/11/heat-is-on-after-trophy-triumph-at-highland-cross/#respondFri, 11 Jul 2025 20:54:11 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14871John Davidson looks back at the 2025 Highland Cross and the wider impact of the annual event on the region]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/07/11/heat-is-on-after-trophy-triumph-at-highland-cross/feed/014871A family connection to Foyers power station as it marks 50 years of energy production
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/06/29/a-family-connection-to-foyers-power-station-as-it-marks-50-years-of-energy-production/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/06/29/a-family-connection-to-foyers-power-station-as-it-marks-50-years-of-energy-production/#commentsSun, 29 Jun 2025 13:25:25 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14819Fifty years after the pumped storage hydro power station at Foyers started producing electricity, John Davidson looks at a close family connection to the development.]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/06/29/a-family-connection-to-foyers-power-station-as-it-marks-50-years-of-energy-production/feed/114819Cycling Land’s End to John O’Groats – 10 years on
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/11/cycling-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-10-years-on/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/11/cycling-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-10-years-on/#commentsSun, 11 May 2025 10:09:51 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14763As the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, I hear about all sorts of different end-to-end challenges – some quirkier than others – but each person who completes the long journey from Land’s End (or the other way around) under their own steam deserves recognition in my book. I remember realising quite how far the […]]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/11/cycling-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-10-years-on/feed/114763John O’Groats Trail continues to flourish
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/04/john-ogroats-trail-continues-to-flourish/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/04/john-ogroats-trail-continues-to-flourish/#respondSun, 04 May 2025 08:30:00 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14742A new bridge over the Loth Burn in Sutherland was unveiled recently. John Davidson went along to hear from those behind the long-distance walking route between Inverness and Caithness.]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/05/04/john-ogroats-trail-continues-to-flourish/feed/014742Twenty photos from the Moray Trails Twenty-20 ride
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/04/23/twenty-photos-from-the-moray-trails-twenty-20-ride/
https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/04/23/twenty-photos-from-the-moray-trails-twenty-20-ride/#respondWed, 23 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/?p=14697Jim Sutherland organises an annual two-day bikepacking ride in Moray. Here I share 20 photos from this year's ride on the Dava Way and beyond]]>https://bl6.co.uk/wordpress/2025/04/23/twenty-photos-from-the-moray-trails-twenty-20-ride/feed/014697
It was always an ambitious outing for four young teenagers and an eight-year-old – but there was a good forecast and plenty of daylight, so along with us three adults, we gave it a go. These two fine munros in the southern Torridon area make a fine horseshoe of the beautiful Coire Lair, in the […]]]>
Sweet summer rain! There is something joyful about the feel of warm rain on your face, especially if you’ve been cooped up all day in the office. I had to get out, even if it meant missing at least one of the World Cup games on this particular evening. And this really did turn into […]]]>
Stone Age structures and a vast array of archaeological evidence give a glimpse into the lives of the people who have called this small area of Caithness home during the last 5000 years. The Yarrows Heritage Trail was first created in the 1970s when then Highland Council archaeologist Bob Gourlay recognised that a designed walk […]]]>
Tackling four munros above Loch Mullardoch after a boat ride to the start]]>
An early start and a familiar circuit offer a chance to enjoy the surroundings and the atmosphere of what has become a bucket-list event for people from around the world For one weekend a year the streets and cycle paths of Inverness become packed with families and groups as the Etape Loch Ness rolls into […]]]>
John Davidson looks back at the 2025 Highland Cross and the wider impact of the annual event on the region]]>
Fifty years after the pumped storage hydro power station at Foyers started producing electricity, John Davidson looks at a close family connection to the development.]]>
As the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, I hear about all sorts of different end-to-end challenges – some quirkier than others – but each person who completes the long journey from Land’s End (or the other way around) under their own steam deserves recognition in my book. I remember realising quite how far the […]]]>
A new bridge over the Loth Burn in Sutherland was unveiled recently. John Davidson went along to hear from those behind the long-distance walking route between Inverness and Caithness.]]>
Jim Sutherland organises an annual two-day bikepacking ride in Moray. Here I share 20 photos from this year's ride on the Dava Way and beyond]]>