I ride this at least 5 times a week all spring summer fall love this trail. It is easy to connect from this trail to the one that goes out to state park also using the light on Wilder Rd at Patterson you can see the trailhead of the other trail.

I've ridden the Bay City loop twice, and loved it both times. It is nice to be make a loop without having to back track over the same trail to get back to the car. There is plenty of great parking spots along the river, and the trail goes through a combination of neighborhoods and a woods area. Another nice feature of this trail is that you can bike into downtown at both bridges where there are restaurants, ice cream shops, and shopping. Traffic in the city has been minimal on the two weekends I was there, and it was easy and safe to ride into the downtown area.

"I was in Bay City today and explored a small distance of the trail. I was so facinated I came home and looked for the map on the internet since I plan to return and bicycle the whole trail this summer, I was disappointed that I can hardly read the map because the print is so small."

"I live within walking distance of this trail in Bay City and it is great. The trail is paved with asphalt and goes through neighborhoods, into the country by farm fields and then back into the city again. It connects to the Riverwalk in Bay City by way of sidewalks on two bridges. You can see a map of this trail at the Bay Area Community Foundations homepage http://www.bayfoundation.org/"

I was ordered to check this trail out. I got distracted the first time. It was snowed in the 2nd time. But do so want to RIDE it! It looks very inviting.

The newer section of the trail by Essexville is O.K. but there's not much shade. The downtown Bay City sections are fair at best. On a scale of one to ten I would rate this trail a seven on its best day.

"From my review last year, the rail-trail was completed last fall. It now makes a complete 10-mile loop. The ride is even better now."

"I only live a few miles from the M-15 trailhead and have ridden it numerous times. It is a well maintained ashphalt trail, which runs partly on an old railroad grade. One thing which is not mentioned, is the trail also connects to the Bay City River Walk, which is an additional 4 miles that runs along the Saginaw River in downtown Bay City. There's plenty too see and do, restaraunts and parks along the way. It's well worth the ride."