Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Blackjack

4.3 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Blackjack is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 917 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,412 – 8,160 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackjack 39.27102, -119.96273
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

4.3 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 7,413–8,159 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Blackjack · 39.27102, -119.96273

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 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 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 79°59°
Thu 86°56°
Fri 87°57°
Sat 86°57°
Sun 85°56°
Mon 83°54°

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