I have hiked all night, unplanned, looking for someone who was lost. that sucks.


On the other hand, I do plan night hikes from time to time. I often "extend" a weekend by hitting a trailhead later on a friday and hiking in to a campsite, doing the campsite in the dark.

In July this year, I did something like 6 km in from the maligne lake parking lot to trapper creek campground, and it was pretty much dark the whole way (I started down the trail at 10:30 and arrived shortly after midnight.

If there is moon out, you often don't even need a headlamp. I did for this one.