For the fourth year running, I have compiled a list of the trail running and lightweight hiking shoes I’m looking forward to most. Like previous years, Salomon, La Sportiva, and Altra make the list. There are also some newcomers. Here are 25 of the most exciting trail running and lightweight hiking shoes of 2018!
The Joe Nimble trailToes are minimalist trail shoes built on a zero drop platform with a protective and secure fitting upper. I’ve been testing the Joe Nimble trailToes over the past few weeks, and will share my thoughts in this review.
The Salomon Sense Pro Max is a max-cushion trail shoe from Salomon that comes in at 12.8oz (12.5) and has a 6mm drop. With 33mm of midsole stack height in the heel and 27mm in the forefoot, the Sense Pro Max provides a lot of underfoot protection. Unlike the softer max-cushion offerings from Hoka and Altra, the Sense Pro Max feels pretty firm and responsive on the trail.
I do a lot of individual gear reviews on Trail to Peak, but in this is this post I’ll be providing a comprehensive hiking gear guide for trails in Southern California. I will cover backpacks, clothing, footwear, accessories, electronics, cameras, nutrition, and more!
Altra has corrected a few of the imperfections users had with the 2.0 and 2.5 for this 3.0 version. This shoe is going to a monster seller for Altra. Here is my preview.
I haven’t been able to put too many miles on this shoe yet, but have a few answers in regards to how these differ from last year’s SLAB Wings. Here is my preview of the upper, midsole, and outsole.
Ever since I first tried the Ultra Raptor a few years ago, I’ve been a huge fan of La Sportiva’s trail running shoes for hiking. …
The Brooks Cascadia is back this year with version 11. The Cascadia is an icon in the world of lightwieght hiking, and can be seen …
The Salomon S-LAB Wings is a shoe update and a complete evolution of the S-LAB XT Wings line. I ran and hiked in a pair …
I’ve already done a review of the shoe here, so if you’d like to read that instead of this mileage update, click here! Initial impressions …
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