Lace Up Your Shoes! The Broomfield 100 Wraps Up September 20

By Bette Erickson

It’s not too late to check off a few more outings in your 2025 Broomfield 100 Challenge Passport.

The program wraps up on Saturday, September 20, at Broomfield Days.

“I’ve visited all the trails,” said Broomfield resident Vince Sadler. “The passport booklet is a great resource.”

The Broomfield 100 and its trails “passport” is offered in hardcopy and virtual forms. With the annual kick-off of the Broomfield 100 coinciding with National Trails Day (the first Saturday in June), interested residents are encouraged to access the passport online and hike or bike the variety of routes offered throughout the summer – generally summing to 100 miles. Hence the name, Broomfield 100.

Although this year the distances do not sum to 100, the point value of each site sums to 200.

The online access allows participants to contribute to a community guest book, photo scavenger hunt, and more. The summer-long outdoor community challenge is enjoyed by hundreds of residents each year. What’s not offered online: prizes for those who've completed the challenge. Broomfield 100 finishers can meet at the City and County tent at Broomfield Days on September 20 to receive their prizes.

Back in 2015, Broomfield City and County planners came up with the brilliant Broomfield 100 Challenge. The goal of the three-month event is to encourage outdoor exercise, expose participants to the city’s expansive and well-planned trails system, and generally get residents enthused about healthy activity.

Now in its 11th year, the Broomfield 100 offers residents the opportunity to explore the beauty and diversity of the outdoors right here in our own community. Share the wonders of Broomfield’s trails with your family and friends while having fun, winning prizes, and staying healthy.

For more information about the Broomfield 100 Challenge and the Broomfield 100 Web app, visit www.broomfield. org/Broomfield100.

Bette Erickson writes about people, places, and events. Contact her at bette_erickson@hotmail.com.

It’s not too late to join in the fun by visiting all 20 routes on the 2025 passport. This year the trails, parks and routes include:

• Columbine Meadows & Crofton Parks Loop

• Skyestone Loop

• The Ridge Park

• Del Corso Park & Flatiron Crossing Loop

• Arista, US 36 Bikeway & Industrial Lane

• Ridgeview, Ruth Roberts & Lac Amora Open Space

• Centennial Elementary School & Westlake Trails

• The Field Open Space

• Broomfield County Commons

• Metzger Farm and Big Dry Creek Trail

• Lake Link Trail

• Anthem Hilltop & Siena Loop

• Anthem Community Park to Baseline Loop

• Wildgrass, Silverleaf and the Broomfield Trail

• Spano Park & Palisade Park Trails

• Attend the Broomfield Trail Adventure June 7

• Attend Broomfield Days September 20

• Bike to Work Day on June 25

• Summer Concert Series

• Visit your neighborhood Park or Open Space