Places to be Active
Morgana Run Trail
The Morgana Run Trail, a 2-mile bicycling and walking path stretching from E. 49th Street to Jones Road near Broadway Avenue is one of our community’s best-kept secrets and a national model for engaging urban communities through trails. Residents can bike down the Morgana Run Trail to the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath trail, which runs for 20 miles into Cuyahoga Valley National Park, or to the Cleveland Metroparks Garfield Park Reservation.
Weaving its way through Broadway Slavic Village, the Morgana Run Trail is a model for transportation-related activities that promote urban revitalization, enhance transportation opportunities and improve pedestrian and vehicle safety. This rail-trail, which utilizes a majority of a former Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail line, connects residents and visitors to the Cleveland Metroparks Mill Creek Park and Trail through the Slavic Village/Broadway and Aetna-Union neighborhoods of Cleveland over to Washington Park and the new First Tee Golf Course. It also connects residents to Stella Walsh Recreation Center, Union Elementary, the new Boys & Girls Club, Cleveland Central Catholic High School, St. Stanislaus Elementary and Mound Elementary School, providing a safe and alternative route to schools and recreational facilities for our community’s youth.
Trail heads are located at the Broadway/Miles intersection; Broadway/Ackley intersection, on Blanche Avenue off of E. 55th; and on E. 49th Street.
Morgana Run Trail is part of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Urban Pathway Initiative, a national program that advocates for equitable investment in underserved communities while promoting the health, transportation and environmental benefits of trail use. To find out more about the initiative click here.
Along the trail you’ll find an assortment of exciting projects that enhance the trail experience, including the RotaFlora sculpture and the soon to arrive bird house public art project. Following are just a few of the characteristics that make Morgana Run Trail one-of-a-kind and a true Slavic Village gem:
Public Art
Morgana Run Trail Savannah
Trailside Pathway Park
Ohio & Erie Canalway
In Slavic Village, you’re just minutes away from the Ohio & Erie Canalway. The canalway stretches 110 miles and connects Cleveland to New Philadelphia in Tuscarawas County. It passes through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, offering a variety of recreational, natural, historical, and cultural activities. Bike along the Towpath Trail, learn about the canalway’s history on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, or go on a hiking adventure. The opportunities are endless!
Washington Golf Learning Center
Slavic Village is home to the beautiful Washington Golf Learning Center and Leonard Krieger Golf Course. A collaboration between First Tee of Cleveland, Cleveland Metroparks and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Washington Park is the first designated nine-hole Gold Signature golf course in the world by Audubon International. Through year-round classes and a driving range overlooking downtown Cleveland, First Tee provides educational programs for youth that promote strong character development and life enhancing values through the game of golf. In collaboration with the Cleveland Metroparks and the Learning Center, the Washington Park Horticulture Center offers local high school students curriculum in turf management, animal care, small engine repair, and floral design, providing opportunities for students to develop career skills. Washington Park also offers an excellent opportunity for downtown workers to enjoy a quick lunch golf break. Located at 3841 Washington Park Blvd., Cleveland.
Washington Golf Learning Center Website
Stella Walsh Recreation Center
Stella Walsh Recreation Center boasts an indoor pool, weight room, racquetball courts, meeting space, computers and computer classes, exercise classes, sauna/steam room for men and woman, and game room. Located at 7345 Broadway Ave, Cleveland.
Stella Walsh Recreation Center Website
Mill Creek Falls Waterfall
Mill Creek Falls is the tallest cascade falls in Cuyahoga County at 48 feet. A source of power to local lumber and grain mills in the 1800s, Mill Creek Falls is tucked away in Slavic Village neighborhood of Newburg Township. There is a small park and the Slavic Village Historical Society near the falls. Located at 8404 Webb Terrace off Warner Road, Cleveland.
Community Parks
Barkwill Park – Dolloff and Barkwill
Dan Kane Park – E. 65th and Kenyon (Dan Kane Park hosts a Monday night summer music festival)
Forest City – Kimmel Park, off of Independence
Hyacinth Park – E. 64th and Waterman (The benches in Hyacinth Park were designed and constructed with the help of community youth)
Irma Park – E. 74th and Irma (Irma Park is a summer splash basin.)
Regent Park – Off E 65th near Bessemer
Mill Creek Family Park – Tioga and Warne
The Yard at Mill Creek Falls – Webb Terrace off of Warner
Warsaw Park - Off E. 64th near Harvard Ave.(Outdoor pool and basketball courts).
Sokol Greater Cleveland
Offering gymnastic activity classes for members and their children. Sokol also has classes in ballroom dance, Czech folk dance, Zumba, and aerial silks.
Sokol Greater Cleveland Website
Morgana Little League – Youth Baseball
Morgana Little Leagues Website
Comanche Football – Youth Municipal Football League
The Greater Cleveland Muny Football League program offers opportunities for boys and girls in four divisions. The league provides character building and leadership skills for Cleveland-area youth. The league is governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of volunteers from the community with an interest in children and football.
Broadway School of Music and the Arts
The Broadway School of Music and the Arts offers dance classes for children and adults of all ages.
Broadway School of Music and the Arts Website
Slavic Village Skateboarding
Slavic Village Skateboarders is a group dedicated to skateboard advocacy and building bonds among skateboarders and the community through programs, events, and plugging skaters into the neighborhood. For more information, contact JaOvvoni Garrison at jaovvoni@publicsquaregroup.com.