▁named ▁for ▁its ▁end points , ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁at ▁C inc inn ati ▁and ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁at ▁Cleveland . ▁The ▁route ▁largely ▁consists ▁of ▁rail ▁tra ils ▁and ▁other ▁multi - use ▁tra ils ▁but ▁also ▁includes ▁some ▁on - road ▁segments ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁future ▁seg reg ated ▁cycle ▁facilities . ▁The ▁route ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁is ▁intended ▁for ▁b icy cl ists ▁and ▁h ik ers , ▁while ▁some ▁tra ils ▁along ▁the ▁route ▁also ▁permit ▁e quest rian ▁and ▁horse ▁and ▁bug gy ▁traffic . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Ohio ▁to ▁Er ie ▁trail ▁was ▁first ▁en vision ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁Edward ▁Franklin ▁H ont on , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁founded ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁making ▁the ▁trail ▁a ▁reality . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁his ▁legacy ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁organization ▁he ▁founded , ▁The ▁Ohio ▁to ▁Er ie ▁Tra il ▁Fund . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁fitting ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Franklin ▁County ▁Engine er , ▁the ▁historic ▁Bridge view ▁Bridge ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Ed ▁H ont on , ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Al um ▁Creek ▁Tra il ▁near ▁In nis ▁Park ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁a ▁fully ▁restored ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁structure ▁which ▁originally ▁carried ▁Beach ▁Road ▁and ▁Lucas ▁Road ▁over ▁the ▁Big ▁Dar by ▁Creek . ▁ ▁The ▁Ohio ▁to