Editing Stow, Ohio (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Roses Run 01a.jpg|thumb|Roses Run Country Club]]
Stow has several community parks including Adell Durbin Park, Meadowbrook Lake Park, Silver Springs Park, and Oregon Trail Park. Stow also owns Fox Den Golf Course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stow.oh.us/Departments/ParksRecreation/parks+recreation-main.shtml|title=City of Stow - Parks and Recreation Home<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=stow.oh.us|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> Stow Parks and Recreation allows children and teenagers to participate in sports such as baseball and basketball. The tennis courts at Stow's parks are free to the public. The tennis courts at Adel Durbin Park are also lit for nighttime play.

Stow is also home to the Roses Run Country Club, which overlooks a section of the Cuyahoga River. In 2006 it was ranked the 18th most challenging 18-hole golf course in Northeast Ohio by the Northern Ohio Golf Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosesrun.com/rosrgolf.htm|title=Roses Run Country Club|website=rosesrun.com|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> Fox Den Golf Course is another 18 hole 71 par golf course located in the eastern part of Stow and is owned and operated by the city of Stow. In 2009 it was named as one of the top-ten golf courses in Northeast Ohio by the ''[[Akron Beacon Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stow.oh.us/Community/FoxDen/foxDen.shtml|title=Fox Den Golf Course|website=stow.oh.us|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>

The {{convert|33.5|mi|km|adj=on}} Summit County MetroParks Bike and Hike trail runs through Stow beginning near the Pambi Farm Estates and Roses Run Country Club. The paved Bike & Hike Trail parallels a scenic section of the Cuyahoga River where great blue herons, Canada geese, ducks, turtles and white-tailed deer can be seen. The trail continues west through the neighboring cities of Munroe Falls and Silver Lake then continues north to [[Brandywine Creek (Cuyahoga River)|Brandywine Falls]], one of the highest waterfalls in Ohio. All 33.5 miles of the trail are paved and can be used for hiking, biking and rollerblading as well as cross-country skiing. Picnic areas can be found at numerous places along the trail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.summitmetroparks.org/ParksAndTrails/BikeAndHikeTrail.aspx|title=Biking & Hiking Trails in Summit County - Summit Metro Parks|website=www.summitmetroparks.org|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>