The three most difficult trails on South Mountain will close when the National Weather Service declares heat warnings from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The city of Phoenix is one step closer to implementing new rules for closing hiking trails at South Mountain Park /Preserve during extreme heat. The Phoenix Parks and ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix leaders are considering closing fewer hiking trails during the extreme heat. The city’s Parks and Recreation Board will discuss two options for South Mountain Park ...

Phoenix Parks and Recreation ... plan their entire trip to the Valley around hiking. "So we got a book and we went to a bunch of different trails," said one such tourist, Melissa Dore.

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board could vote Thursday on new heat restrictions for mountain and preserve trails, but ...

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board members have reversed their decision to close all South Mountain trails during heat warning days and scrapped a proposal to restrict hiking on days forecast to ...