▁same ▁month , ▁the ▁park ▁district ▁signed ▁a ▁purchase ▁agreement ▁to ▁obtain ▁ ▁of ▁abandoned ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Head w aters ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁Foundation ▁Cent enn ial ▁Lake ▁Link ▁Tra il ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁dig s ▁at ▁I ris ht own ▁B end ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁recommended ▁protect ing ▁the ▁site . ▁Following ▁up ▁on ▁this ▁recommendation , ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁County ▁Pl anning ▁Commission ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁that ▁proposed ▁a ▁b ik ing ▁and ▁h ik ing ▁trail ▁along ▁the ▁old ▁C & M V ▁track ▁bed ▁at ▁I ris ht own ▁B end ▁and ▁the ▁Sc r anton ▁Fl ats ▁to ▁link ▁Wh is key ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁with ▁the ▁Ohio ▁and ▁Er ie ▁Canal ▁Tow path ▁Tra il ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁group ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁issued ▁a ▁report ▁which ▁once ▁more ▁called ▁for ▁turning ▁the ▁abandoned ▁track bed ▁between ▁Wh is key ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Tow path ▁Tra il ▁into ▁a ▁b ik ing - h ik ing ▁trail . ▁The ▁plan ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁ped est rian ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Old ▁Sh ip ▁Channel ▁of ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁to ▁re connect ▁the ▁tracks ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁C & M V ▁rail ▁yard ▁( now ▁part