Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Blackjack

4.2 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Blackjack is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 921 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,412 – 8,134 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway 39.28380, -119.93445
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

4.2 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 7,413–8,135 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway · 39.28380, -119.93445

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mount Rose Highway, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Allison connector, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Blackjack, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NW.
  21. 200 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 76°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 77°57°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 84°54°
Fri 84°54°
Sat 84°56°
Sun 85°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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