Michigan Motorcycle Roads and Trips

Marquette Palmer/Gwinn/Crossroads (Aug 09)

... 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 see part of the Empire iron-ore mine near Palmer

Ride Round the Thumb (Aug 08)

... takes you close to Lake Huron quite frequently, as well as pastoral farm scenes as the road twists following the contour of the thumb

Central Michigan Excursion - Grand Ledge to
N. Higgins Lake (US127 Alternate Route) (Feb 08)

... if you want to bypass US-127, here's a route to take. Very little traffic with some curves … south part of the route is mainly farm country … curves as it goes along the Pine River … north of Clare you will be going through forests and farm country until you reach scenic Lake Higgins

Copper Harbor Run (Keweenaw Peninsula) (Dec 07)

… riding the ridge of the Keweenaw Peninsula to view vast overlooks of Lake Superior … road travels some 500 feet above the Lake Superior shoreline … small restaurants scattered along the way, with a grand Lodge just outside of Copper Harbor!

Big Bay Road - County Road 550 (Oct 07)

… goes thru the foothills of the Huron Mountains and along Lake Superior in upper peninsula Michigan … road is very twisty-turny and

Manistee to Traverse City;Lake Michigan
Shore Tour (Feb 05)

… a very nice route which is mostly wooded and hugs the Lake Michigan shoreline for most of the trip … passes by the Grand Traverse lighthouse which you can tour … nice small towns on bays and inland lakes, farms, wineries, ski slopes … along the way you'll see and travel through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Pere Marquette State Forest

Tunnel of Trees Road (Nov 04)

… road hugs the western shoreline of Lake Michigan through a dense forest … a very narrow and twisty road … a must stop is at the “Legs Inn in Cross Village” - an old rustic cabin-style restaurant made of field stone, drift wood, and rustic logs

Michigan's "East Coast" Cruise (Aug 01)

… a great route that hugs the Lake Huron shore as it makes its way up the coast towards Upper Peninsula Michigan … see impressive Victorian style homes as well as a collection of mansions … in Tawas you can walk along a boardwalk that connects Tawas to East Tawas

Southern Michigan Tour via Route 12 (May 08)

… nice rolling open country roads, some small towns, but not too many to kill the ride ... enough places to stop along the way for most anything ... is home to the Ford museum

Red Arrow Hwy / Blue Star Memorial Ride (May 08)

… Red Arrow Hwy is a great road, gradual turns, no twisties here. Blue Star Memorial Hwy is a bit old with the occasional pothole ... If you’re riding close to sunset, I would stop at the Kirby House and sit upstairs outside and watch the sunset and boats coming in - very romantic

From Coldwater to Hell (Jun 07)

… this ride takes you from Coldwater, MI to the interesting "Hell", MI … the roads in the Pinckney State Recreation Area are probably the best riding that Michigan has to offer!

Michigan's West Coast Winery Tour (Apr 04)

… through many small villages and townships ... lots of small town charm … flat & straight with some sweeping curves and reasonably smooth pavement