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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Blackjack & Third Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak)

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Blackjack & Third Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 2,649 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,231 – 9,243 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay 39.31323, -119.89742
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Blackjack & Third Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak)

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Elevation 7,232–9,243 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay · 39.31323, -119.89742

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gray Lake Trail, heading S.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Third Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miReach Third Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miSharp left onto Third Creek Trail, heading NW.
  30. 1.2 miSharp right onto Gray Lake Trail, heading NE.
  31. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading NE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
  38. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackjack-third-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 75°55°
Thu 81°51°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 82°53°
Sun 81°52°
Mon 80°50°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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