Motorcycle Roads in Michigan
"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
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Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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This road hugs the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan through a dense forest. On one side you get glimpses of old summer cabin homes tucked back in the forest and on the other side you get brief…
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This is a great route that hugs the Lake Huron shore as it makes its way up the coast towards Upper Peninsula Michigan.Michigan is one of the more scenery-blessed states in the Midwest and this route…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Very beautiful scenery, some you won't ever see anywhere else.
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This is a very nice route which is mostly wooded and hugs the Lake Michigan shoreline for most of the trip. On this route there are many scenic outlooks, Sleeping bear dunes, lighthouses (including…
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Starting in St. IGNACE and views of bridge, to stopping at a pastry shop for a bite to eat. Traveling west to view the dunes and Cut River Bridge and Black River. Traveling thru Naubinway, wanna…
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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.
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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…
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Tree lined, some curves, a few twisty enough to be interesting with occasional glimpses of the lake, several parks along the way to pull over and walk to the beach; Tunnel Park, Kirk Park, Rosy Mound…
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full of trees railroad tacks and farm land it may be hard to keep your eyes on this curvy road.
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This route takes you from Coldwater, MI to the interesting "Hell", MI. US 12 is formerly known as the Saulk trail. This road was first a path used by the Indians as the major route between Detroit…
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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…
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this route covers, the detroit river, bell isle state park, metro park, lower huron park. you also ride past the chrysler plant, cobo hall, heart plaza. the detroit river walk, and various boat clubs.
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Art gallery, craft stores, Lake Michigan, Red Arrow Hwy, Blue Star Memorial Hwy.
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Great views as you drive next to the Grand River for most of this route on less traveled roads.
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This route follows the Pine River. While on this route you will see lots of farmland, woods, and ponds.
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The route crosses Paint Creek 2 or 3 times, swoops down into a few valleys, and rises back up out of the woods into grazing land.
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Nice rolling open country roads, some small towns, but not too many to kill the ride.