▁track ▁between ▁Mant ua ▁and ▁Gar rett sv ille . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁had ▁assemble d ▁the ▁entire ▁segment ▁from ▁various ▁land own ers , ▁and ▁the ▁parc els ▁were ▁renamed ▁the ▁Head w aters ▁Tra il . ▁A ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁be quest ▁enabled ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Port age ▁County ▁Park ▁District ▁to ▁begin ▁grad ing ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁and ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁b ik ing ▁an ed ▁h ik ing ▁trail . ▁The ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁was ▁completed ▁about ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁western ▁portion , ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁a ▁$ 9 9 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁( OD NR ), ▁opened ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁park ▁district ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁missing ▁ ▁long ▁section ▁of ▁abandoned ▁track ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁$ 4 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁en abling ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁to ▁connect . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁district ▁acquired ▁an ▁additional ▁ ▁of ▁abandoned ▁track ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁O D NR ▁allowed ▁the ▁park ▁district ▁to ▁res ur face ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The