Ruth Hamilton Trail #8B

To access this trail, follow 36th Street up the hill until you see the no parking signs. You can park anywhere along the road below them. It is about 0.3 mi. to the trailhead from there. The Ruth Hamilton Trail #8B was named in memory of one of the advocates who made the preserves possible. At the trailhead there is a map, and a plaque honoring Ms. Hamilton. This section is quite gentle and friendly. When you cross Trail 8A (Quartz Ridge Trail #8A), the going gets a little tougher. The trail climbs in earnest to the first pass, and then begins the long descent to the Piestewa main parking lot and trailhead. Shortly before the parking lot, Trail 8B ends at an intersection with Piestewa Peak Nature Trail #304. Follow 304 to the parking lot, where there are restrooms.