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Summary: A nice hike up to a set of hot springs and a waterfall. It is about a 1.5 mile climb to the hot springs from the Battleship Rock trailhead and another 1.5 miles to the waterfall. The springs are beautiful with crystal clear, warm water. The top pool is about 30 feet wide and 2-3 feet deep and there are a few smaller, deeper pools down stream. There are plenty of places to camp near the springs. I don't think you can camp near the waterfall so if you plan to spend the night I recommend setting up camp at the springs and then hiking over to see the falls. The Jemez Waterfall is spectacular and well worth the extra hike. The trail takes you to an overlook at the top of the falls but it is possible (although not easy) to find your way to the bottom. There is another trailhead about 1/2 mile from the falls where you can fill up your water bottles or even end your hike if you wanted to go point-to -point and shuttle cars. Trailhead: Start this hike from the Battleship Rock campsite. To get there, take Interstate 25 to 550 west towards San Ysidro. Take a right on 4 and go until you see the sign for Battleship Rock. (Lat:35.82889 Lon:-106.64417) Trail Guides for McCauley Hot Springs and Jemez Falls: Hiking New Mexico by Laurence Parent (Falcon) Best Seasons: Year-Round User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Ranger Contact: Jamez Ranger District, P.O. Box 150, Jemez Springs, NM 87025 (505) 829- 3535 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Will Brown, who has posted 4 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 3 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by REHH on 3/24/2012 Error: Reserved Word Found: --
Reviewed by MP on 3/3/2011 Oh god, I had a near-survival experience there. Pino is a great trail, but in the beginning of March there is ALOT of snow once you get up to the 2nd half of the climb and some pretty precarious pathways near steep 20' drops. The ridge trail is impassable in this condition, we ran into 3-4 feet of snow because it's on the north face of the mountain and of course there are no markings on the ridge trail. Once the snow got that deep and we weren't even sure were the trail was, we turned around. We had planned to go over to the tram and ride it down, but now had to go back. The sun was setting as we got back to the Pino trail. We had to use two walking sticks to avoid falling on the way down and only had a little penlight, but finally, aft 
Reviewed by Stu on 12/28/2009 Well when my girlfriend and I went we spent about an hour and a half trying to find it to no avail. We also ran into several other people who were unable to find it. We came to the burnt dead trees but didn't see a continuing trail.
Reviewed by Ben on 10/14/2009 Hiked this trail yesterday. I agree with the review by Camille - 10/5/2008. Trail hard to follow. Ended up in spot with burned trees. Found the dead end trail continued to the right and rejoined the original trail. The spring was nice. Not very deep and did have some algae and minnows. The minnows tended to nibble but nothing painful. The fall leaves were nice and the poison ivy was obviously redder than the other foliage. Beautiful clear water. Had a great time!
Reviewed by Charlotte on 2/8/2009 We also hiked this on Feb. 7. The directions given by Camille below are excellent. Thanks! It took us about 40 minutes to get to the springs from the campsite. 
Reviewed by Jason on 2/7/2009 Me and a couple friends went on this hike today for the first time and we all enjoy it. I will say that it wasn't quite what we expected, if you're looking for a strainuous hike to give you a run for your money, this isn't it. However, if you're looking to get some exercise and enjoy some scenery in the meantime, this is perfect for you. There was still some snow and black ice when we went up but most of it was avoidable and didn't hold us back one bit. Upon reaching the end of our hike (the hot springs) me and my friends were pretty disappointed, cause there wasn't much to see and we felt like we hadn't accomplished anything, perhaps we expected too much. Overall I would give it a 3/5... for the scenery
Reviewed by Camille on 10/5/2008 Worth the hike and confusion of very poorly marked trail. The trail has several tricky spots for navigating which trail to take, use your GPS if you have one. First tricky spot is at sign along creek path saying "McCauley Spring 2" it looks like the old path went straight. The new path goes left. Then 200-300 yards there is the first switchback. Again, there is a fork, as of today there was pink tape marking the trees indicating to go right. My hubby and I missed it on the way up and ended up scrambling up steep switchbacks with fallen trees, which was fun. If your trail ends in a patch of burnt trees, you took the wrong path, but can find the right path again by taking the trail heading up and right. The spring is a lovely.
Reviewed by Phil on 4/29/2008 An invigorating hike. The topo map is a little misleading; the ascent is largely switchbacks. The springs are beautiful, the minnows fierce (!) in the lower pool and the experience well, well worth every step. From the Battleship Rock trailhead, stay left and hug the mountain for the first 1/4 mile, this was not clear out the outset. First rate hike. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: New Mexico Hiking, New Mexico Trails, New Mexico Hikes, Sandoval County Hiking, Sandoval County Trails, Sandoval County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
