Mackinac Island is topping charts for its low-stress bike routes and lack of motorized vehicles. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A never-ending flow of bikes filled Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island as riders made their way across the finish line during the New York City TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

The Wild Atlantic Way from Cork to Donegal has a long list of brilliant bike runs, but none more so than the route to Achill Island.