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Blackjack is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 2,347 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,546 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25007, -119.99610
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA

Directions

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Blackjack

11.1 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 6,546–7,761 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25007, -119.99610

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  31. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  47. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 0.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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