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Blackjack is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,629 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,578 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27211, -119.95231
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,578–7,761 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.27211, -119.95231

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  40. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  49. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  50. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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