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Blackjack is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 1,417 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,241 – 8,160 ft · steepest grade: 27%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26409, -119.96925
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,417 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 7,242–8,159 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26409, -119.96925

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 NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Blackjack, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 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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