"If you're looking for motorcycle rides featuring lake scenery, Michigan (MI) may be your best bet! The Great Lakes State is wrapped in wonderful Great Lakes scenery as it lies nestled between four of the five American great lakes. This picturesque positioning results in Michigan boasting 3,288 miles of shoreline ... more than both California and Florida and second in length only to Alaska! In between these shorelines motorcycle riders will find countless farms, mills, wineries, and other popular attractions. The topography of the state is generally level yet rises to about 1,600 ft in the lower peninsula and 1,800 ft in the upper peninsula.
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Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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Valley Road is very scenic with old farms, and wooded hillsides on each side.
The remainder of the route is through cottage country in a tree canopy covered road with lots of gentle turns. US-31 is…
The Scenery is beautiful. The ride is short-but if you're in the area it makes for a nice little chunk of road to incorporate into your ride.
Plenty of trees and wildlife so take care when traveling this stretch. Beautiful scenery of you love Michigan outdoors.
Some of Michigan's Finest. In the summer months or Autumn ride is just incredible. Lots of tress. Great smell. This past summer my father and I took a trip around Michigan. Over 1,400 miles all…
Terrific scenery going from hardwood forests to towering pines, through farmlands orchards and lake shores. The highlights being the roads themselves.
The route takes you through a picturesque setting, with the tree lined road way. There are plenty of little dirt road parks to stop and enjoy a little relaxing time.
It is a gorgeous ride in the…
Travels the shore of whitefish bay, with a number of federal turn outs for viewing the shoreline of whitefish bay. Other things on the way are mission hill, and Point Iroquois Lighthouse.
Depending on the time of year this ride can be very nice. A quick tour through Sleepy Hollow is always a nice addition. Most of this ride is through farm land with some wooded areas.
Not really any special scenery here but this route is about the ride. Mostly rural area with farms. Much more scenic when Fall comes around.
Although much of the road is just going through the woods, there are some scenic overlooks and one fairly short stretch runs right along the lake. You should take the side trip (12mi roundtrip) up…
Splitting East and West bay's of lake Michigan this ride is 20 miles to the light house and beach at the end. Along the trip you will see crystal blue water on both sides. Beautiful homes on bluffs…
Many areas just have lots of trees, but there are several scenic overlooks; including the Pictured Rocks overlook, about a six mile digression. Other areas do put you right on Lake Superior.
Very beautiful scenery, some you won't ever see anywhere else.
A lot of farm country including some Amish Territory. Small rolling hills and partial lush forest areas as you are on the border between Indiana and Michigan. Fall is an especially beautiful time on…
Best part of the route is between Palmer and Gwinn on M-35; Great wilderness scenery; a waterfall you can view from your bike seat at Palmer; fun twisty hilly road without a lot of traffic. You can…
Once you get onto scenic highway M-25, north of Port Huron, the sense that "you're somewhere else" really takes over. The hwy takes you close to Lake Huron quite frequently, as well as pastoral farm…
Art gallery, craft stores, Lake Michigan, Red Arrow Hwy, Blue Star Memorial Hwy.
Nice rolling open country roads, some small towns, but not too many to kill the ride.
If you want to by pass US-127, here's a route to take. Very little traffic with some curves. This ride will take you about 4 hours. The south part of the trip is mainly farm country and you end up at…
Riding the Ridge of the Keweenaw Peninsula to view vast overlooks of Lake Superior, as well as hugging the shoreline to see miles of beach and forest! There are sections of the road that travel some…
