News
According to the city of Phoenix, more than 200 hikers are in need of rescue each year. Some people fail to bring enough water with them on their journey, some get lost on the intricate trail systems, some get injured maneuvering the desert terrain. But not all hiking stories are doom and gloom. Some offer information, some offer inspiration, some are just downright entertaining.
Recent News
Below is a mix of recent headlines relating to hiking news in and around the city of Phoenix, Arizona.
12/8/2025 - Arizona Republic reporter Joan Meiners celebrates the end of her 900 mile mountain bike ride across the state from Utah on the Arizona Trail in the middle of a border wall construction zone interrupting access to official trail endpoints.
[ AZ Central ]
11/20/2025 - The trail remained closed indefinitely while officials addressed safety concerns, took steps to remove three unstable boulders and made other repairs.
[ KJZZ News ]
11/17/2025 - The mid-October closure of the Echo Canyon Trail (Camelback) will remain in place because of unstable boulders discovered after recent storms.
[ KTAR News ]
11/4/2025 - As the Arizona sun dips below the horizon, the desert begins to transform. Find out more about night hikes in the Phoenix area.
[ City Sun Times ]
9/19/2025 - The Phoenix Fire Department carried an elderly woman off of North Mountain after she experienced heat-related issues on Friday. The woman is hospitalized.
[ 12 News ]
9/16/2025 - A man's body was recovered from Camelback Mountain after he was reported missing. This marked at least the fourth death in a Phoenix-area hiking spot in 2025.
[ AZ Central ]
9/9/2025 - The body of a deceased person was recovered Tuesday, Sept. 9 after the Phoenix Fire Department discovered the hiker just off the Echo Canyon Trail on Camelback Mountain on Monday, Sept. 8.
[ FOX 10 ]
9/7/2025 - A mountain rescue was called out on the Echo Canyon trail while firefighters were already at the Cholla trail for a rescue.
[ ABC 15 ]
9/5/2025 - A hiker was flown to safety after she became overheated on a popular mountain trail in east Phoenix.
[ AZ Family ]
6/30/2025 - A family of 11 had to be rescued from a hiking trail in Arizona Sunday afternoon after having heat-related issues.
[ KYMA ]