Hiking Shoes & Boots
16 shoes · ranked by CoreScore
The hiking aisle splits between fast-and-light shoes borrowed from trail running and traditional boots that trade grams for support under load. The data below scores both schools identically — weight, midsole hardness, stack, and measured toebox width, the spec that decides comfort when descents ram your toes forward for an hour. Waterproof (GTX) versions are noted per shoe.
Salomon
X Ultra 4 GTX
360g · 11mm drop · 28mm stack
Lowa
Renegade GTX Mid
480g · 14mm drop · 32mm stack
Scarpa
Zodiac Plus GTX
510g · 12mm drop · 32mm stack
Danner
Trail 2650 GTX
348g · 8mm drop · 26mm stack
Salomon
X Ultra 360
375g · 11mm drop · 30mm stack
Hoka
Anacapa 2 GTX
368g · 5mm drop · 30mm stack
Merrell
Moab 3 GTX
388g · 12mm drop · 29mm stack
Merrell
Moab 3 Mid WP
430g · 12mm drop · 30mm stack
Oboz
Bridger Mid BDry
442g · 12mm drop · 30mm stack
KEEN
Targhee III Low WP
388g · 12mm drop · 28mm stack
KEEN
Targhee III Mid WP
480g · 14mm drop · 30mm stack
Salomon
OUTpulse Mid GTX
424g · 6mm drop · 28mm stack
Hoka
Anacapa Low GTX
386g · 4mm drop · 28mm stack
Brooks
Caldera 7
292g · 4mm drop · 32mm stack
Columbia
Redmond V3 WP
342g · 10mm drop · 26mm stack
ASICS
Gel-Sonoma 7 GTX
338g · 10mm drop · 30mm stack
Rankings show overall CoreScore — the right shoe for you depends on your feet, gait, and use. The 2-minute finder quiz matches all 16 of these against your profile.
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