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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Plenty of trees and wildlife so take care when traveling this stretch. Beautiful scenery of you love Michigan outdoors.
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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…
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Winding road that follows along the Ausable river from Hale until it reaches Oscoda. There are a lot of beautiful over looks.
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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.
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This is one of my go-to rides when I want to get away for an afternoon. The first part of this route (M-43) is a lovely combination of wooded and farmland roads. Several lakes can been seen along it…
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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.
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This route follows a river, so a nice river view is available at times. It also passes a nice looking Apple Mountain Resort.
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Big Bay Rd/Co Road 550 runs between Marquette and Big Bay. It goes thru the foothills of the Huron Mountains and along Lake Superior in upper peninsula Michigan. LOOK OUT FOR THE DEER. Don't let the…
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This mostly tree-lined route winds through beautiful rolling hills, wetlands, and lakes with a 45mph speed limit. It's a great back-roads ride between Jackson and Chelsea.
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This is along the Ausable River National forest following the river. Mixed trees maybe about 40% pines but great views of the river. Great stops and roadside areas. Can swim, fish or just enjoy the…
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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.
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Routed along the old connector between Detroit & Chicago, (predates I-94) through many small villages and townships. Lots of small town charm.
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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…
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This road will show you many views of the various lakes in Oakland county and present curvy roads and nice views of the lakes and homes. It's a lot of curves and traffic at first to get out of the…
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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…
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The 12 miles to get there are basically trees with a few open views into some farming areas. The waterfall at the end is very much worth the ride! You can wade in the falls... Great break,…
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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…
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Mill ponds,Creek Birch Lake hills,woods,
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Several small rural towns and lakes with a LOT of woods. Low Traffic, and very, very limited Trucks.
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Tree, houses, and nice small lakes .. much like most of this part of Michigan.