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Day hiking shoe reviews

Best day hiking shoes
Guide Best day hiking shoes

36 shoes reviewed

  • Day Hiking

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  1. Lems Trailhead
    92
    Superb
    Lems Trailhead
    $140 $124
    Save 11%
    See on eBay
  2. La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II GTX
    86
    Great
    La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II GTX
    $230 $195
    Save 15%
    See on Outland USA
  3. Salomon X Ultra 4
    85
    Great
    Salomon X Ultra 4
    $180
    See on eBay
  4. Hoka Skyline-Float X
    81
    Good
    Hoka Skyline-Float X
    $175 $123
    Save 30%
    See on Backcountry
  5. Salomon X Ultra 3 GTX
    91
    Superb
    Salomon X Ultra 3 GTX

    Out of stock in all 44 shops

  6. Salomon Outpulse
    89
    Great
    Salomon Outpulse

    Out of stock in all 44 shops

Overall review lists

Best guides

This is where you can find all the reviews of day hiking shoes we published. We went hiking in these shoes and we also tore them apart in our lab. Thanks to such an approach, we're able to elaborate on what each shoe is best used for, how durable it is, and what type of terrain it sticks to.