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Blackjack is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,294 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,084 – 8,160 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26414, -119.98091
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

9.6 mi · ▲ 2,294 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 7,084–8,159 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26414, -119.98091

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  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 NE.
  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. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  36. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  44. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 88°57°

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