Allison Ridge–Blackjack, 5 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 3,261 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Allison Ridge–Blackjack, 5 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 3,261 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 7,226–9,441 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.26987, -119.96613
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blackjack, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Allison Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Marlene, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miReach Blackjack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Marlene, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Rose Knob Peak, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Allison Ridge, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blackjack, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~188 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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