Trail Running Shoes
18 shoes · ranked by CoreScore
Trail shoes are compromises tuned to terrain: lug depth that grips mud clunks on hardpack, and cushion that saves legs on ultras dulls feel on technical ridges. The ranking below scores every trail shoe in the catalogue on the same lab data — weight, stack, midsole hardness, and measured toebox width, which matters more on descents than anywhere else in running.
Salomon
Speedcross 6
310g · 10mm drop · 29mm stack
Hoka
Speedgoat 5
298g · 4mm drop · 32mm stack
Inov-8
Trailfly G 270
270g · 6mm drop · 29mm stack
Scarpa
RUSH TRK GTX
318g · 6mm drop · 27mm stack
Salomon
Sense Ride 5
274g · 8mm drop · 28mm stack
Saucony
Peregrine 14
286g · 4mm drop · 26mm stack
On
Cloudultra 2
296g · 6mm drop · 31mm stack
La Sportiva
TX4 GTX
390g · 6mm drop · 22mm stack
Merrell
Moab Speed 2
292g · 8mm drop · 27mm stack
Brooks
Cascadia 17
316g · 8mm drop · 28mm stack
ASICS
Gel-Trabuco 12
294g · 10mm drop · 30mm stack
Hoka
Torrent 3
256g · 4mm drop · 29mm stack
Altra
Lone Peak 8
264g · 0mm drop · 25mm stack
Nike
Wildhorse 8
288g · 8mm drop · 28mm stack
Salomon
Ultra Glide 3
290g · 8mm drop · 36mm stack
Merrell
Trail Glove 7
224g · 0mm drop · 18mm stack
Nike
Pegasus Trail 5
282g · 10mm drop · 34mm stack
Brooks
Divide 5
255g · 8mm 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 18 of these against your profile.
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