• There are more than 1,300 miles of biking trails in Michigan, according to the state's official tourism website; mountains, beach towns, sound stone cliffs and "untouched wilderness" will be your scenery on many of these trails. Routes are developed, managed and promoted by the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, Pure Michigan (the state's official tourism website) as well as various cycle and snowmobile clubs. According to the Department of Transportation, bicycles are allowed on most state forest trails and in national parks, and on all Michigan Highways and roads (though there is limited access to freeways).
  
  

Noquemanon Trail Network

• The Noquemanon Trail Network spans Marquette and Alger counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It includes the following trails, which are managed by the KMK cycling club: Noquemanon, for beginner to advanced riders; Saux Head, for intermediate riders; Cedar Hurst, for advanced riders; Big Bay, Blueberry and Al Quaal, for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders; and South Marquette and Valley Spur, which are not rated by the KMK cycling club.
  
  Designed by John Morton, an "internationally known designer" according to KMK, Al Quaal is 20 km and composed of the following routes: School Trail (1 km), Baby Lake (2 km), Teal Lake (4 km), Olympic Trail (5 km) and Deer Lake (7.5 km). Deer Lake is the most difficult of the routes -- it is described by KMK to be "very rugged with many ups and downs, some steep."
  
  

Mackinac Island

• Lake Shore Boulevard around Mackinac Island is the "only state highway that's absolutely automobile free," according to Pure Michigan, and this affords cyclists the opportunity to ride the eight-mile loop leisurely. Besides the main road loop, you can go off-road into the forest, where you will find "quiet trails" as well as some "heart-pumping hills," according to the state's official tourism website. Riding up the center of the island takes you past Fort Mackinac to the five-mile Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan's Lower and Upper peninsulas. Traveling farther south will take you to Arch Rock and Sugar Loaf, two of the islands most famous features, according to Pure Michigan.
  
  

Ocqueoc Falls

• Located approximately 10 miles from the town of Onaway on Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Ocqueoc falls provides a scenic backdrop for a casual bike ride. The bike loop is approximately six miles; it is described by local rider and author-guide Jim Dufresne as wide, firm, single-track and non-technical, with level terrain and a few gentle slopes; the trail is ideal for young, old and inexperienced riders. Besides the falls, the landscape that surrounds the path includes rivers, hills, meadows and pockets of woods.