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Brockway Mountain Drive Summit

The 9-mile Brockway Mountain Drive climbs to 1,320 feet above sea level — 720 feet above Lake Superior — making it the highest paved road between the Rockies and the Alleghenies. The summit overlook delivers a 360-degree panorama: Copper Harbor below, the Keweenaw wilderness stretching south, Lake Superior to the north, and Isle Royale visible on clear days roughly 50 miles offshore. The two-lane road is entirely rideable, connecting M-26 between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor. Spring hawk migrations are visible from the overlook in May. The road is seasonal (typically May through November) and maintained by Keweenaw County.

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// Why riders stop

The defining ride of the Keweenaw Peninsula — a smooth paved ascent with pull-offs and the best UP viewpoint accessible by motorcycle, capping a journey to the very tip of Michigan.

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Brockway Mountain Drive Overlook
Michigan
The lookout at the top of the 9-mile Brockway Mountain Drive off M-26 — 735 feet above Lake Superior with 360° views (Isle Royale on a clear day), billed as the highest drive between the Rockies and the Alleghenies.
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Copper Harbor Village
Michigan
Copper Harbor sits at the northernmost tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula — the end of the road for riders completing the full peninsula loop on M-26 and US-41. A tiny village of roughly 136 permanent residents, it serves as the gateway to Brockway Mountain Drive, Isle Royale National Park ferry departures, Fort Wilkins Historic State Park (Michigan's oldest fort), and Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. Rider Magazine has profiled the Keweenaw Peninsula as a multi-day motorcycle destination centered on Copper Harbor. The town has restaurants, lodging, and a general store, and riders regularly use it as a natural end-of-ride gathering point after looping the peninsula.
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Good Hart General Store
Michigan
An authentic 1934 general store sitting mid-route on M-119 at the heart of the Tunnel of Trees, Good Hart General Store is a beloved rider waypoint 13 miles north of Harbor Springs and 8 miles south of Cross Village. The store has operated for nearly a century and stocks deli food, a full bakery, groceries, and a U.S. Post Office under one roof. The store's own website maintains a 'Biker Corner' page dedicated to motorcyclists on the Tunnel of Trees. The surrounding village of Good Hart is an unincorporated community directly on M-119 where the tree canopy is thickest.