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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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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