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Blackjack is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,650 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,772 – 8,160 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26034, -119.96449
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,650 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,773–8,159 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26034, -119.96449

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  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 E.
  27. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  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 NE.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  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. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  43. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  47. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  48. 0.2 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 82°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 87°59°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 88°57°

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