Blackjack is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 629 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,363 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27195, -119.97375
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Blackjack
4 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 7,364–7,761 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.27195, -119.97375
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 6:59 PM
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