Blackjack is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,595 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,578 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26321, -119.96155
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Blackjack
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,595 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,578–7,761 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.26321, -119.96155
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blackjack, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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