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 Sep 21: Overcast, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 71°F50°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:00 PM
Tue
71°48°
Wed
76°51°
Thu
73°50°
Fri
67°45°
Sat
70°45°
Sun
65°40°
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