Around 10 a.m., Phoenix Fire posted on social media that crews were responding to reports of an injured hiker at Piestewa Peak.

The Piestewa Peak Freedom Trail and the Piestewa Peak Summit Trail are both accessible from the 302 trailhead located at 2701 E. Piestewa Peak Drive. The Freedom Trail is a 3.7-mile loop that ...

Phoenix Fire were called to Piestewa Peak around 12:45 p.m. after someone reportedly found a woman on the ground of the trail about 200 yards from the parking lot.

The Brief A woman was carted off Piestewa Peak trail around 12:45 p.m. when hikers saw her struggling to make it down to the parking lot. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition and ...

Trails on Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak will close June 5-7 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. due to excessive heat, Phoenix officials said Monday. The closures followed an excessive heat warning from ...

Piestewa Peak was packed with hikers at the start of 2025. Some got up as early as 5 a.m. and hit the trails. For some, getting in shape is a New Year's resolution, and for others getting out in ...

While Phoenix's Piestewa Peak is widely known for its ever-popular Summit Trail, the lesser-known Freedom Trail offers a closer look at and a more intimate experience with the desert landscape.

Phoenix hikers are sounding the alarm over changes they say the city is quietly making that will restrict trailhead hours at Camelback and Piestewa Peak mountains. On Sunday, Sept. 1, Phoenix will ...

PHOENIX — Phoenix Fire Department rescue crews responded to a call Friday about an injured hiker on Piestewa Peak. When the crews made contact with the hiker, they determined a helicopter rescue ...

Piestewa Peak is open from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., with extended hours during the summer, and trails at Camelback Mountain are open from sunrise to sunset.” However, hiking advocate Jes Dobbs begs to ...

In April, the City of Phoenix reported that three popular hiking trails — including Camelback Mountain's Echo and Cholla Trails and all trails associated with Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the ...

PHOENIX — A woman was in critical condition Saturday afternoon after being rescued by firefighters from Piestewa Peak trail in Phoenix. Firefighters were dispatched around 12:45 p.m. after ...