Blackjack is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,188 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,575 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blackjack 39.27102, -119.96273
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Blackjack
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,188 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,576–7,760 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Blackjack · 39.27102, -119.96273
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Blackjack, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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