This will always be squaw peak to me. This trail is always overcrowded. There is a reason you can't bring pets on it. Lots of people do this trail without even checking out the rest of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. There are so many awesome trails around here there is no reason to just do Squaw Peak.
My suggestion: Try out the bevy of available trails all over this preserve. We try and go hiking as much as we can and we still havent touched over 70% of them!