Did this hike on Memorial Day morning- and surprisingly, it wasn't busy. Located inside of a neighborhood, the trailhead is in an unexpected place but easy to find. GPS the business address listed on the page then keep driving down the street til you see the small parking lot and/or cars paralleled on the curb. Park and follow signs, then head up.
My PHP (Preferred Hiking Partner) has done this trail before as a night hike, but I can't imagine being comfortable doing this with limited visibility- trail itself is clear but there are lots of rocks to navigate around, particularly the last quarter mile or so where it gets particularly steep. In any case, the daytime views of the skyline are gorgeous from the get-go and only get better the higher you go. Took us between 3 and 4 hours including a 15 minute break at the top- about 90 minutes up and a lot of slipping and tripping on the way down for me.
As in other reviews, I recommend gloves if you have them and a hat- there's no shade whatsoever. Not sure I'd call this trail pet-friendly but we did see a midsize dog able to navigate all the way to the top without issues.