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Blackjack is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 1,443 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,044 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26180, -119.97052
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,443 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,043–7,761 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26180, -119.97052

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 80°61°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 86°55°

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