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Blackjack is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,038 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 27%7.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Blackjack

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 7,037–7,760 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 NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 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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