Other than the I75 crossing, I thought that this was an excellent trail. I am confused about one person's statement of steep hills as my children, aged five and eight, enjoyed the full 13 mile round trip with no trouble at all. We were especially pleased by Bright and Glory Lakes, even cooling our feet for a while. The staff at Hartwick Pines were courteous, and I was impressed with the visitor center. The next time we set out, we're going to pack a lunch and explore more of the park. I recommend this trail for a family looking to get a bit of exercise.

"This trail is better than nothing but it has several real safety issues and some very steep hills which are dangerous too. It has not been maintained very well, is not marked very well but the idea of it was good... and that was to get riders from Hartwick State Pines Park a way to ride into Grayling without having to ride along the roadside. This trail is poor when compared to some others in Northern Michigan but it is better than riding in the road for the nearly 7 miles that it covers."

"This trail needs some major saftey and repair work as it includes a crossing at a three-way intersection and a ride across I-75 on a dirty bridge shoulder. The trail is nice, but in sections it is dangerously close to M-93 where vehicles travel at up to 70 miles per hour on a regular basis.

It also includes some very steep hills, which take a lot of fun out of what could have been a great ride. Whoever built this trail needs to re-think what they have done with our tax money in hopes of not making the same mistakes the next time. Much of it was shamefully wasted on this debacle!"

"This is a poorly designed trail. I am an avid cyclist. For me, the trail was excellent. However, this is not a trail that is accessible to anyone. The grades are way too steep. Individuals in wheelchairs or even cyclists pulling baby carts would never be able to ascend the grades safely.

In addition, the road crossings are extremely dangerous in regards to signage for motorists. I'm just waiting for the first person to get wiped out crossing over I-75 on the bridge. Because this project was federally funded (and thereby MUST be accessible to everyone), I was very disappointed to see that the trail designers failed to anticipate usage by wheelchair users and hand cyclists. Moreover, individuals using Amigos, joggers pushing baby carts and cyclists pulling baby trailers would not be able to complete several of the hills on the trail."

"This asphalt-surfaced trail is now close to 6.5 long and runs north along old US-27 north out of Grayling and turns east at the high school and goes all the way out to Hartwick Pines State Park.

The trail does not have any water stops but it is shaded for the most part as it passes through the forest edge for its entire route. It is very hilly out near the park and it also requires caustion to users as it does run along side M-93 in places and it crosses the I-75 bridges close to the traffic lanes. The trail also crosses old US-27 near the high school which is ONLY a three-way stop sign intersection, leaving north bound traffic to cross the bike trail without having to stop first.

Even though it's a nice ride, for the most part trail users must excercize caution and some trail users will strain some in order to pass through the hilly area.

The trail does connect with a roadside pathway that goes into Grayling where folks can find plenty of shopping, restaurants andd so on."