Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike - Montreal 2026

Irreverent Warriors is a veterans’ nonprofit that runs Silkies Hikes — group ruck-style hikes named for the short military-issue PT shorts participants wear. The organizer describes the hike as a roughly 22-kilometre urban adventure, covering 4 to 10 miles at a pace of 2 to 3 miles per hour with frequent stops, and many hikers carry a weighted ruck. This is explicitly not an athletic event: the purpose is to break isolation among veterans through humor and camaraderie, as part of the organization’s suicide prevention mission.

The Montreal hike is the only event outside the United States in the current schedule. It is held on Saturday 26 September 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m. from Rue Saint-Ambroise in the Saint-Henri district and finishing around 3:00 p.m. — at five hours, the shortest standard hike window on the calendar. Check-in runs from 9:30 a.m.

Silkies Hikes are for veterans, active duty, National Guard and reservists only; the organizer’s event page states that minors, civilian hikers, pets and strollers are not permitted, with documented service animals the only exception. All participants must e-sign a waiver incorporating the organization’s Code of Conduct. Registration runs on DonorDrive, closing at noon on the day of the hike; the fee is shown at checkout, and anyone who cannot afford it can request a free promo code from . The local coordinator is Dave Morrow at .