Planning Your First Overnight Trek

An overnight trek adds a dimension that a day walk simply cannot — the silence after other hikers have left, the way a mountain ridge looks under starlight, and the quiet satisfaction of waking where you camped.

Start with a route you already know in daylight. Carry a paper map alongside your GPS device. Tell someone your planned route and expected return time. The mountain at night is the same mountain — you just have to respect it a little more.