Ely-North Shore - Hwy 1: Minnesota Motorcycle Rides

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Title: Ely-North Shore - Hwy 1

State: Minnesota

Submitted By: Bentson

Date Submitted: Sep 06

Motorcycle Type: 03 Kaw Mean Streak

Motorcycle Road Length: 67 Miles

Motorcycle Road Scenery:

This is Northern Minnesota at its finest! Entire length of run is within the Superior National Forest. You'll see most of the best scenery at the end of the route once you reach the north shore of Lake Superior.

Motorcycle Road Quality:

Smooth blacktop for entire run, good twisties … just watch out for the autos and most corners are heavily wooded and no way to see what is ahead of you.

Motorcycle Roadside Amenities:

Nothing around … just you and nature. For something to do just head south. Once you hit Illgen, you will slowly get back to civilization.

Directions:

Written directions:

This route is very easy to find and follow. Start your route in the town of Ely, MN and simply head south on Hwy 1 all the way to the route's end point of Illgen City, MN.

Additional Information:

- View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.

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Randy - 2006 Harley-Davidson

Posted 690 days ago

We took this route on our 2008 Lake Superior Circle Tour. A slight bit out of the way of the Circle Tour if your coming from Wis. but it is well worth the detour! Not a lot of gear shifting, just a lot of bends and curves. It was by far the best winding road I have ever been on for that distance.

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Trevor - 2002 Yamaha

This user rated the route: 10 out of 10 Posted 388 days ago

This road is great!! I took this as a detour to Duluth from Roseau a few weeks ago. The ride through the woods is great and the curves are like a mountain road. Best road in Minnesota by far.

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JoAnn - 2004 Honda

Posted 657 days ago

Ride 1 while you can.....they are going to be straightening it soon.

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Doug M - 2001 Triumph

This user rated the route: 8 out of 10 Posted 259 days ago

This is definitely one of the best motorcycle roads in Minnesota, as long as you are cautious. There are about five billion moose and deer up by Ely, coupled with blind corners and the urge to go 'faster' this can get hairy. The road straightening is complete, it was only a couple of the scary sections (no shoulder, blind corners, tree branches that you can touch as you go by).

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