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 Mountain
Biking in
the Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula has the most
biking trails in the state of Michigan.
There are thousands of miles of back roads, bike
trails, logging roads, snowmobile and cross-country ski
trails open to bikers, national and state forest trails, and
even our state highways have very little traffic. Motels,
cottages, bed and breakfasts and campgrounds are everywhere.
The roads seem to stretch on endlessly as you bike through
the spectacular scenery of the Upper Peninsula.
Travel the old logging trails to the Huron Mountains,
rivers and beautiful waterfalls. Ride in the McCormick
Wilderness for a real back woods ride, or the backroads in
the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forest, the State Forests,
and the Keweenaw Peninsula. Most areas also have exciting
designated bike trails for miles of fun riding.
If you want to escape to the
great wild outdoors, the Upper Peninsula is for you.
Guided Tours, Bike Races & Trail
Rides, and Mountain Biking Trails
Mountain Biking in the
Upper Peninsula, by Ron Stenfors, President of
the Range Mountain Bike Club and co-owner and operator of
Maple Lane Sports.
Rails to
Trails
- Hancock-Calumet Rail Trail - Jack Stevens Trail
- Keweenaw Rail Trail
- Mass City to Houghton - Bill Nicholls Multi-Use
Trail
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- Official
Trails
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- Alger County
- Bruno's Run, 11 miles S of M-28 near Munisig
on Forest Highway 13. 1-5 segments
- Grand Island National Recreation Area, off
shore of Munising.
- Valley Spur, on M-94, 4 miles south of M-28
near Munising. 1-4 segments. 21 miles.
- Grand
Marais (5 trails - over 300 miles)
- Chippewa County
- Paradise Pathway, 1 mile W of Paradise on
M-123. 7 miles
- Whitefish Point Road, 11 miles from Paradise
to Whitefish Pont.
- Delta County
- Days River Pathway, 2 miles NW of US-2 &
US-41 between Gladstone and Rapid River
- Escanaba Pathways, on N-30th Street behind the
Delta Plaza Shopping Center
- Rapid River Trails, 7 miles north of Rapid
River on US-41
- Dickinson County
- Fumee Lake Natural
Area, US-2, Lake Antoine to parking
lot. loops 1-3, 16 miles
- Merriman East Pathway (Map)
- Iron Mountain City Park, US-2, W on A Street
to end. loops 1-4. 3 miles
- Strawberry Lake Area, US-2 to Norway, N on
Main St. Right turn after viaduct, 3 miles
- Gogebic County
- Pines & Mines Mountain Bike System, trails
throughout Gogebic County including new Powers Trail. 100
miles
- Wolverine Mountain Bike Trail near Big
Powderhorn. 9 miles
- Hoghton County
- Bill Nicholls Multi Use Rail-Trail from Mass
Cit to Houghton. 41 miles.
- Churning Rapids, off M-203 North from
Hancock
- Jack Stevens Rail-Trail, Hancock to
Calumet
- MTU Trails, off US-41 & M-26 to Sharon
Avenue in Houghton. 17 miles
- Swede Town Trails, off US-41 in Calumet to
Swede Town Road. 15 miles
- Iron County
- Glidden Lake Footpaths on Lake Mary Road, S of
M-69. 3 loops, 12 miles
- Ottawa Lake, on Ottawa Lake Road, W of M-73, 1
mile S of US-2 (9 miles of trails) Pentoga Park, Brule
River Trail by Chicaugon Lake
- Wolf-Track Nature Trail, on Co Road 424, SW of
George Young Recreation 1 mile
- Keweenaw County
- Copper Country Trails. . . a world class Mountain Bike Trail System. 24 miles. 906-289-4303
- Luce County
- Canada Lakes Pathway, 2 miles south of M-28 on
County Road 403. 12 miles
- Mackinac County
- Fitness Expo Route, trails meander through the
Hiawatha National Forest. 40 miles
- North Country Trail, 35 miles
- Railroad Grade, 1 block behind Chamber of
Commerce in St. Ignace. 100 miles
- Sand Dunes Trails, 12 miles W of St. Ignace, W
on US-2 to Brevort Lake Road. 7 trails
- Marquette County
- Al Quaal Trail (Map)
Ishpeming, Al Quaal Recreation Atrea. 5-10 miles
- Anderson Lake state owned trail system. 6
miles
- Big Bay Trail. 7 miles
- Blueberry Ridge Trail, 7 miles
- City of Marquette, runs from Presque Isle
Harbor past NMU campus to Marquette Harbor. 13 miles
- Country Village Range Mountain Bike Trail System
connecting to
- Al Quaal Trail (Map)
and Suicide Bowl/Cleveland Trails (Map)
- Danny's Trail, N of Teal Lake,
Ishpeming/Negaunee. 13 miles
- Lower Noquemanon Trail. 15 miles
- Norm's Hill Street Trails, Hill Street,
Ishpeming. 2 mile loop signed.
- Mountain Biking in the
West end of Marquette County by Ron
Stenfors, President of the Range Mountain Bike Club
- Ontonagon County
- Porcpine Mountains Wilderness State Park. 5
trails . 26 miles
- Schoolcraft County
- Ashford Lake Pathway, 3 loop trail system, on
M-94, 16 miles N. of Manistique
- Bruno's Run, Forest Highway 13, 7
miles
- Coalwood Trail, on M-94 & M-28 in
Shingleton 24 miles
- Haywire Trail, M-94 Shingleton to Water
Treatment Plant in Manistique through the Hiawatha
National Forest. 33 miles
- Indian Lake Pathway on M-149 in Manistuque. 4
miles
- Pine Martin Run, 5 loop system, 30 miles N of
Manistique, CR 440 & 437 and Forest Road 2258
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Marxhland
Wildlife Drive and connecting trails. 100 miles
- Van Winkle Nature Trail, Camp 7 Lake Campgrounds,
8 miles E. of forest Highway 13 on County Road 4427.
28 miles.
Cross Country Ski
Trails - Mountain Biking in the Summer
Snowmobile
Trails - Mountain Biking in the Summer
Wilderness
Rides
Big Bay, 23
miles north of Marquette, was once a thriving lumber town.
The logging trails are no longer in use and are open for
mountain biking, hiking and camping. On the edge of the
McCormick Wilderness tract. Incredible scenery. From
beginning to very advanced riders.
Grand
Island, one half mile off of Munising MI in Lake
Superior. Ferry service available. A perfect spot for
wilderness camping, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, skiing
and snowmobiling.
Grand
Marais, over 300 miles of mapped trails from
beginner to advanced.The trail system is located in one of
the remotest areas of the state and takes you through
pristine forests, along the shore of Lake Superior, and
through canopied roads in the Pictured Rocks National
Lakeshore.
Keweenaw Peninsula. Bike the old logging roads in the top of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Ottawa National
Forest - The Ottawa National Forest in the
western Upper Peninsula provides a wide variety of mountain
biking opportunities ranging from well maintained and signed
loops to more challenging cross country travel. Except for
wilderness areas and specifically designated hiker only
trails (including the North Country National Scenic Trail),
the entire forest is open to mountain bikes. Near Ontonagon,
MI
Seney National Wildlife
Refuge
Western Marquette County
Mountain Biking, some of the finest, if not the
finest, mountain biking in the U.P. offering trails with all
levels of difficulty, from beginner to expert.
- Links
- Michigan Mountain
Biking Association.
Lodging in
these Towns and Cities
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Big Bay,
MI
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Calumet,MI
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Grand Marais
MI
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Iron
Mountain, MI
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Ishpeming,
MI
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Munising,
MI
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Newberry,
MI
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Ontonagon,
MI
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Keweenaw
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Curtis,
Germfask, Gould City, MI - Manistique
Lakes Area
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