Running Shoes
What each shoe is for, and who it suits
adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra
adidas' long-distance trail racer: a tall Lightstrike Pro stack on Continental lugs, built for mountain ultras.
Read More → Trailadidas Terrex Soulstride Ultra
adidas' cushioned trail workhorse: BOOST Light under a rockered 38 mm heel, for long unglamorous days off-road.
Read More → TrailAltra Experience Wild 3
Altra's door-to-trail shoe — a 4 mm drop, MaxTrac grip and moderate cushioning for mixed ground.
Read More → TrailAltra Lone Peak 9
Altra's classic trail and thru-hiking shoe — zero drop, a wide toe box, and enough outsole for very long days.
Read More → TrailAltra Mont Blanc Carbon
Altra's trail race flagship — a Carbitex Monoflex carbon plate in EGO MAX and EGO PRO, zero drop.
Read More → TrailAltra Olympus 6
Altra's max-cushioned trail shoe — 33 mm of foam, Vibram Megagrip, and a zero drop platform for long days.
Read More → TrailAltra Superior 7
Altra's light, low trail shoe — zero drop on a 21 mm platform, for technical ground and ground feel.
Read More → TrailAltra Timp 6
Altra's cushioned trail shoe — zero drop on a 30 mm platform, with Vibram Megagrip for long days on rough ground.
Read More → TrailASICS Gel-Trabuco 13
ASICS' everyday trail shoe: a rock plate and grippy rubber for technical, mixed ground.
Read More → TrailASICS Gel-Venture 11
ASICS' cheapest trail shoe — a cushioned, grippy pair for gravel paths, forest tracks and the road in between.
Read More → TrailASICS Trabuco 14
ASICS' core trail shoe, GEL prefix retired — FF BLAST MAX with 2 mm more foam and a wider, locked-down fit.
Read More → TrailASICS Trabuco Max 5
Max-cushion trail shoe with a rocker sole, built for ultra distances on runnable ground.
Read More → TrailBrooks Caldera 8
Brooks' ultra-distance trail shoe — a tall, soft stack for 50K-plus days on rough ground.
Read More → TrailBrooks Cascadia 19
Brooks' all-terrain trail workhorse — steady on rough ground, grippy wet or dry, happy to hike.
Read More → TrailBrooks Catamount 4
Brooks' plated trail racer — light and stiff underfoot, for runners who enter trail races and train hard on rough ground.
Read More → TrailBrooks Divide 6
Brooks' door-to-trail shoe — road-friendly cushioning with just enough grip for gravel and park paths.
Read More → TrailCraft Nordlite Ultra 2
Craft's gravel and ultra-distance shoe — a tall Cr Foam platform on a lightly lugged road-to-trail outsole.
Read More → TrailHOKA Challenger 7
A door-to-trail shoe that runs fine on tarmac and still grips gravel, hardpack and dry singletrack.
Read More → TrailHOKA Challenger 8
The road-to-trail HOKA, generation eight — more foam, a better fit, and lugs re-cut for mixed ground.
Read More → TrailHOKA Mafate X
Hoka's carbon-plated ultra shoe: a PEBA-topped dual-density midsole built for long trail races.
Read More → TrailHOKA Speedgoat 6
Hoka's rough-ground trail shoe: deep lugs and a tall stack for loose rock and long descents.
Read More → TrailHOKA Speedgoat 7
The seventh Speedgoat — a new SCF midsole with more energy return under HOKA's flagship trail shoe.
Read More → TrailHOKA Stinson 7
Hoka's most cushioned trail shoe: a tall, soft platform with a stiffening H-Frame for road-to-trail miles.
Read More → TrailHOKA Tecton X 3
Hoka's trail racer: twin carbon plates and PEBA foam for ultras and long mountain races run fast.
Read More → TrailHOKA Torrent 4
Hoka's light, low trail shoe: 5 mm lugs and real ground feel for technical terrain and shorter trail races.
Read More → TrailHOKA Torrent 5
HOKA's light, agile trail shoe — 5 mm more stack this generation, 5 mm lugs, still built for quick dirt.
Read More → Trailinov-8 Mudtalon V2
inov-8's winter mud shoe — 8 mm studs on a low, firm platform for fell races and boggy ground.
Read More → Trailinov-8 Roclite Ultra G 320
inov-8's cushioned ultra-distance trail shoe — 320 g of graphene grip and rock protection for long days on rough ground.
Read More → Trailinov-8 Trailfly Max V2
The most cushioned shoe in inov-8's Trailfly range — built for ultra distance on hard, rocky ground.
Read More → Trailinov-8 Trailfly Speed
inov-8's hard-ground trail racer — 270 g, low to the ground and shaped for tempo work and short trail races.
Read More → Trailinov-8 Trailfly V2
inov-8's all-round hard-ground trail shoe — graphene lugs and enough foam for long days on rock and packed dirt.
Read More → Trailinov-8 Trailtalon
inov-8's mixed-terrain trail shoe — deep cleats, a rock plate and real cushioning for soft, changeable ground.
Read More → TrailLa Sportiva Akasha II
La Sportiva's high-mileage mountain shoe — a cushioned platform and a 6 mm drop for long days on technical ground.
Read More → TrailLa Sportiva Bushido III
La Sportiva's technical mountain shoe — 300 g, low and firm, built to hold a line on ground that keeps moving.
Read More → TrailLa Sportiva Prodigio
La Sportiva's supercritical-foam trail shoe — 270 g, cushioned and rockered for long days at pace.
Read More → TrailMerrell Agility Peak 5
Merrell's cushioned mountain shoe — a 31 mm heel and deep Vibram lugs for long days on rough, steep ground.
Read More → TrailMerrell Moab Speed 2
Merrell's hike-and-run crossover — Moab durability on a 34 mm heel and a road-familiar 10 mm drop.
Read More → TrailMerrell Morphlite
Merrell's light road-to-trail runner — enough lug for gravel and hardpack, close enough to a road shoe for the pavement either side.
Read More → TrailMerrell MTL Long Sky 2 Matryx
Merrell's mountain race shoe — low, light and armoured with a Kevlar-woven upper for steep, technical single-track.
Read More → TrailMerrell MTL Skyfire 2
Merrell's mountain race shoe — 25 mm underfoot, a FlexPlate for protection, and Vibram MegaGrip on deep lugs.
Read More → TrailMerrell Nova 4
Merrell's everyday trail trainer — a familiar 8 mm drop and moderate lugs for runnable forest paths and fire roads.
Read More → TrailMizuno Wave Daichi 8
Mizuno's all-round trail shoe — Vibram Megagrip and a forefoot rock plate for mixed, uneven ground.
Read More → TrailNew Balance Fresh Foam X Hierro v9
New Balance's cushioned trail shoe — deep Vibram lugs and a lot of foam for long days on rough ground, not for fast ones.
Read More → TrailNew Balance FuelCell Rebel Trail
A grippy, close-to-the-ground trail shoe for mixed running — Vibram Megagrip and real durability rather than the lowest weight.
Read More → TrailNew Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trail v2
New Balance's trail racer — a carbon plate over full-length Vibram Megagrip, built to hold pace on rough ground.
Read More → TrailNike ACG Pegasus Trail
The Pegasus Trail reborn under ACG — more ReactX, a wider forefoot, and a new wet-grip outsole compound.
Read More → TrailNike ACG Zegama Trail
Nike's big-cushion Vibram trail shoe under the ACG banner — ZoomX over Cushlon with MegaGrip underneath.
Read More → TrailNike Pegasus Trail 5
The road runner's trail shoe: a Pegasus ride with enough grip for dirt, and not enough for a mountain.
Read More → TrailNike Ultrafly Trail
A carbon-plated trail super-shoe on Vibram Megagrip — for long mountain races, not for daily trail miles.
Read More → TrailNNormal Cadí
NNormal's everyday trail shoe — a 35 mm heel of supercritical foam and Vibram Megagrip, built for comfort rather than speed.
Read More → TrailNNormal Kjerag 01
NNormal's original mountain race shoe — 200 g, aggressive grip and a Matryx upper built to outlast a race season.
Read More → TrailNNormal Tomir 2.0
NNormal's cushioned trail shoe — a 33 mm heel and Vibram Megagrip for long mountain days rather than fast ones.
Read More → Trailnorda 001A
norda's ultra-distance trail shoe — a seamless Dyneema upper and a firm, connected ride built to survive very long days.
Read More → Trailnorda 002
norda's low-stack technical trail shoe — 249 g on a seamless Dyneema upper, built for ground feel on rough terrain.
Read More → Trailnorda 005
norda's trail race shoe — 214 g on a Dyneema upper, with Vibram's grippiest race compound underneath.
Read More → TrailOn Cloudultra 2
On's cushioned all-terrain trail shoe — max cushioning, Missiongrip and a 5 mm drop for trail days that do not end.
Read More → TrailOn Cloudultra 3
On's ultra-distance trail shoe — dual-density Helion HF with a nylon Speedboard for control over long hours.
Read More → TrailOn Cloudvista 2
On's versatile mixed-terrain trail shoe — sticky Missiongrip and a two-prong Speedboard for trails that keep changing.
Read More → TrailOn Cloudvista 3
On's everyday trail shoe — CloudTec tuned for agility with Missiongrip, for shorter trail runs on any terrain.
Read More → TrailSalomon Genesis
Salomon's technical trail shoe — grip and underfoot protection for rocky ground, without the mud-shoe lugs.
Read More → TrailSalomon Genesis 2
The second generation of Salomon's do-everything trail shoe — activeCHASSIS stability, Matryx, contaGRIP.
Read More → TrailSalomon Pulsar
Salomon's quick trail shoe — low, grippy and built for pushing the pace on rocky ground rather than cruising it.
Read More → TrailSalomon S/Lab Ultra V2
Salomon's ultra racing shoe — low, firm and plated, for runners who want the trail underfoot for ten hours straight.
Read More → TrailSalomon Speedcross 6
Salomon's mud shoe — deep lugs and a locked-down fit for soft, sloppy ground where everything else slides.
Read More → TrailSalomon Ultra Glide 4
Salomon's long-day trail shoe — a 41 mm heel on a low 6 mm drop, for the hours after your legs stop cooperating.
Read More → TrailSalomon XA Pro 3D V9
Salomon's rugged all-terrain shoe — firm, protective and heavy, for rough ground where structure matters more than speed.
Read More → TrailSaucony Peregrine 16
A light, grippy trail shoe with 4 mm lugs and a rock guard — agile on technical ground, not a road trainer.
Read More → TrailSaucony Xodus Ultra 4
The long-day trail shoe — PWRRUN PB cushioning and aggressive Vibram grip for hours on rough ground.
Read More → TrailSCOTT Kinabalu Trail
SCOTT's rebuilt all-round trail shoe — light, rockered and quick over mixed ground.
Read More → TrailSCOTT Kinabalu Ultra
SCOTT's long-distance trail shoe — a tall nitrogen-foam platform and a MATRYX upper built to survive an ultra.
Read More → TrailThe North Face Summit VECTIV Pro 3
The North Face's ultra-distance trail racer — a stacked twin carbon-plate system over high-rebound foam.
Read More → TrailThe North Face VECTIV Enduris 4
The North Face's everyday trail trainer — a plated, rockered shoe for regular trail miles and long days out.
Read More → TrailTopo Athletic MTN Racer 4
Topo's mountain racing shoe — cushioned but quick, with a wide toe box and a 33 mm heel for long days run at effort.
Read More → TrailTopo Athletic Ultraventure 4
Topo's all-day trail shoe — a 35 mm heel and a wide toe box for the hours when your feet start to swell.
Read More → TrailXero Shoes Mesa Trail II
Xero's barefoot trail shoe — zero drop, a thin gripping sole, and almost nothing between your foot and the ground.
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