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PARKS/PRESERVES
Phoenix to close 3 hiking trails during extreme heat days
(City of Phoenix/File)
Piestewa Peak
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INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Three Phoenix hiking trails will be closed on days when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat warning, city officials said.
Camelback Mountain's Echo and Cholla trails and all trails associated with Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve will close from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During the warning days, trail access is limited, parking lot gates will be closed and signs will be posted, according to a release.
Extended summer hours are in effect from June through September at North Mountain Park and Piestewa Peak trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve and Pima Canyon trailhead in South Mountain Park/Preserve.