The Lake Superior Shore

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86.7 km

Length

+653 m

Ascent

−422 m

Descent

438 m

Highest point

5.4%

Max gradient

1h 56min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 438 m

12 °C partlycloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 88%

At the start

11 °C cloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 87%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	10 °C	19 °C	0.0 mm	8 m/s	partlycloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	10 °C	15 °C	5.9 mm	7 m/s	rainshowers
Monday 26 Oct	6 °C	10 °C	0.3 mm	6 m/s	cloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 3:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: paved 30%, asphalt 63%, concrete 7%

Roads nearby

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Length: +415 m
Ascent

The Lake Michigan Shore

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Length: +383 m
Ascent

The Keweenaw

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Length: +809 m
Ascent

86.7 km · 438 m

Elevation profile

What does The Lake Superior Shore look like?

Bergland, Michigan Highway M-28-M-64 · Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0

US 41 M-28 Veterans Memorial Highway · Michael Gronseth · CC BY-SA 2.0

M-28 & M-178 · Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

US 41 Peshekee Bridge · Imzadi1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marquette Bypass · Imzadi1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0

M-28 M-64 Duplex Near Lake Gogebic · Stratosphere · CC BY-SA 3.0

M-117 northern terminus · Notorious4life (talk) (Uploads) · CC0

McMillan, Michigan (June 2021) · Notorious4life (talk) (Uploads) · CC0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Munising

46.40989, -86.64958

Finish

Negaunee

46.50672, -87.61511

Along the road

Toilets

Restroom 62.7 km · 196 m

22 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 85.5 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Camper's Grinds Coffee & Ice Cream 0.0 km · 190 m

Dogpatch 0.1 km · 190 m

Fish basket 0.2 km · 192 m

Drift Wood Deli 0.2 km · 193 m

EJ's Dine or Dash 0.3 km · 193 m

Main Street Pizza 0.3 km · 193 m

Eh! Burger 0.4 km · 193 m

Falling Rock Café and Bookstore 0.4 km · 193 m

Gallery Coffee Co 0.5 km · 192 m

Miners Pasty Kitchen 0.6 km · 192 m

Tracey's at Roam Inn 1.3 km · 193 m

Muldoon's Pasties 2.1 km · 191 m

26 more

Parking

178

Lot A 0.4 km · 193 m

Lot B 0.5 km · 192 m

Park and Ride Lot 62.0 km · 201 m

175 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 86.7 km.

Fuel

Shell 0.0 km · 190 m

Holiday 0.1 km · 191 m

Shell 0.3 km · 193 m

Krist 0.5 km · 192 m

Sunoco 7.8 km · 190 m

Circle K 62.1 km · 201 m

Krist 62.9 km · 199 m

Marathon 69.5 km · 223 m

Circle K 71.0 km · 234 m

Krist 72.5 km · 274 m

Meijer 74.6 km · 315 m

Krist 86.4 km · 421 m

3 more

4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 86.5 km.

Viewpoints

Rock Cut Overlook 63.9 km · 187 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 3.4 km to 63.9 km.

Rest areas

Marquette Welcome Center 63.8 km · 187 m

EV chargers

Marquette Meijer Fast Charger 74.2 km · 316 m

Tesla Supercharger 74.2 km · 316 m