Phoenix To Make Trail Closures On Extreme Heat Days Permanent

Phoenix AZ

29 October, 2021

1:44 PM

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PHOENIX, AZ — The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board decided Thursday to make it a permanent policy to close the city's most challenging hiking trails on extremely hot days. The city did a trial run this summer, closing trails from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain on days that the National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings. Local fire fighters had urged the city to consider closing that trails on particularly hot days after several fire fighters suffered heat-related illnesses while rescuing hikers on those trails.