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Blackjack is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 1,432 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,005 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26041, -119.97766
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Blackjack

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 7,005–7,761 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26041, -119.97766

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  28. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 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 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 88°57°

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