Extraterrestrial Highway —SR-375.

Distance

160 km

Duration

1 day

Climb

400 m

Rating

4.5 / 5

387 reviews

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Curated by Rider · Updated Jun 2026

Overview

Extraterrestrial Highway — SR-375.

Nevada SR-375 through the Nevada Test and Training Range — Area 51 adjacent. 160 km of dead-straight, dead-empty highway through Tikaboo Valley. Completely silent, genuinely eerie, and officially one of America's most unique roads.

Quick facts

SurfacePaved

Distance160 km

Days1

Total climb400 m

DifficultyEasy

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The route.

ROUTE

7 stops

Ash Springs Junction (US-93)Start · Last services before entering the void. No fuel, food, or cell service for the next 160 km. Fill the tank completely.

SR-375 Extraterrestrial Highway SignPhoto Spot · The official Nevada SR-375 sign reads "Extraterrestrial Highway." The alien-themed green sign is the obligatory opening photograph.

Hancock SummitScenic Point · Highest point on the route. Total silence — no wind, no traffic, no ambient sound. The landscape is unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Groom Lake Road JunctionPhoto Spot · The unmarked gravel road toward the Area 51 perimeter gate. The white security trucks and camera poles on hilltops are real. The boundary is 30 km away.

Rachel, NV — Little A'Le'InnRestaurant · The only building for 100+ km. An alien-themed diner-bar with cold drinks, alien burgers, and walls covered in UFO photographs. The sign reads "ET — Phone Home."

Tikaboo Valley StraightawayScenic Point · The highway arrow-straight across a 60 km wide valley — it literally vanishes to a point on the horizon. No cell service. Perfect silence.

Reviews

From riders.

387 verified rides logged on this route.

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387 verified rides

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