Walking Shoes
18 shoes · ranked by CoreScore
Most people walk far more hours than they run, yet walking shoes get a fraction of the engineering attention. The best options below borrow running-shoe midsole technology directly — and the lab data shows exactly which ones. Ranked by CoreScore, with midsole hardness (lower HC = softer) and stack height as the specs that matter most for all-day comfort.
Hoka
Bondi 8
294g · 4mm drop · 39mm stack
New Balance
Fresh Foam X 1080 v13
294g · 6mm drop · 38mm stack
Hoka
Transport
298g · 4mm drop · 34mm stack
New Balance
990 v6
370g · 8mm drop · 22mm stack
Hoka
Rincon 3
214g · 5mm drop · 30mm stack
Brooks
Addiction Walker 2
380g · 14mm drop · 28mm stack
On
Cloudswift 3
248g · 7mm drop · 32mm stack
Ecco
Soft 7 Sneaker
318g · 8mm drop · 22mm stack
New Balance
928 v3 Walker
395g · 12mm drop · 28mm stack
Vionic
Walk Classic
340g · 10mm drop · 26mm stack
Skechers
Go Walk 7
228g · 6mm drop · 26mm stack
Skechers
Arch Fit Big Appeal
298g · 8mm drop · 26mm stack
Merrell
Jungle Moc 2
318g · 8mm drop · 24mm stack
ASICS
Gel-Contend 9
262g · 10mm drop · 27mm stack
Rockport
Total Motion Sport
330g · 12mm drop · 24mm stack
ASICS
Gel-Nimbus Lite 3
262g · 8mm drop · 36mm stack
Clarks
Wave2 Active
340g · 10mm drop · 24mm stack
Skechers
Max Cushioning Elite 2
278g · 10mm drop · 38mm 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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