Mountain Biking in Marquette
Marquette offers unmatched mountain biking trails for all levels and many bike shops that offer rental bikes with gear. The thrill of mountain biking here will leave you with plenty of lasting memories.
Best Mountain Biking trails in Marquette
From Point to point to Looped, thorny to flowy, beginner to expert, the options for biking trails in Marquette are limitless. Continue reading to know more about the tracks.
NTN North Trails
From SuperiorStayHotel (2 miles/4 mins)
NTN trails include many long and short biking trails. The Trails are easily reachable from town and you can start at any of the three North Trailheads: BLP, Forestville, or Tourist Park. It is pet friendly as well, but if kept on leash only, as per Michigan Law. The most challenging trail of all is the Pine Knob Trail, must try if you are an expert..
NTN South Trail
From SuperiorStayHotel (3.7 miles/ 8 mins)
Morgan Creek Loop is part of the NTN South Trails. The loop starts on Carpe Diem, a trail that rides smoothly along the Carp River's edges. Expect climbs, shapes, and scenery along this long, curvy singletrack—paired with scanty rock, sizable berms, and nice descents.
RAMBA Trails
From SuperiorStayHotel (14.8 miles/ 23 mins)
Located 20 minutes west of Marquette, are the RAMBA trails, which have been entirely hand-built over the decades by the RAMBA trail organization (Range Area Mountain Bike Club). The trails are very well-maintained and well-marked for the bikers to use. They have added some technical features to make the trail more fun. Get your trail map from RAMBA before beginning, it has all the information about long or short trails, recommendations etc.
Iron Ore Heritage Trail
From SuperiorStayHotel (5.4miles/ 12mins)
IOHT offers a cross-section of Marquette County's scenery, history, and culture. The trail is about 47-miles long, year -round, and has multiple trails but not all the trails are suitable for an year-round access. Whenever you plan to visit the trail make sure you check the maps on the trailheads to know where you are allowed and choose the trail as per your level of expertise.
Need a new Mountain bike?
If you want a new mountain bike to explore the spring trails or your old bike needs a tune-up service, head to these bike shops in the proximity of the Superior Stay Hotel, try and pick up your favorite ones
- Buy a brand new bike from the multitude of choices of bikes from SportsRack, located on Washington Street, about a Mile from Superior Stay Hotel. They carry a full line of bikes from the basic campus commuter down to the full-tilt race bikes. For bike tune-up or maintenance service check their website
- Lakeshore Bike Shop is 1.2 miles away from the Superior Stay Hotel and is located near Lake Superior. They have an extensive women’s line of bikes and accessories for all your riding needs. You can find a great selection of bikes here with components from Specialized, Santa Cruz, Juliana, and Norco. To get rates on tune-up services from Lakeshore Bikes visit their website
- Quick Stop Bike Shop is on 3rd Street and just 0.1 mile walk away from the hotel. They have limited but great choices in brands of bikes like – Yeti, Devinci, Surly. Redline etc. They also provide bike maintenance services. Visit their page for updates on services and rates. They have an additional fee of $35 because of the workspace and difficulty of working.
