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Merrell Nova 4
New

86

Good

Any color

$130 $97

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Merrell Agility Peak 5

88

Great

Any color

$140 $90

Save 36%

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Merrell Trail Glove 7

84

Good

Any color

$120 $54

Save 55%

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Merrell Vapor Glove 6

86

Good

$90 $60

Save 33%

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Merrell Morphlite

87

Great

$100 $45

Save 55%

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Merrell Nova 3

80

Good

$125 $56

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Merrell Antora 3

83

Good

$125 $56

Save 55%

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Merrell Moab Flight

89

Great

$110 $54

Save 51%

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Merrell Agility Peak 5 GTX

81

Good

$170 $89

Save 48%

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Merrell Agility Peak 4

86

Good

$130 $61

Save 53%

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Merrell Fly Strike

79

Good

$90 $55

Save 39%

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Merrell Nova 2

85

Good

$130

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Trail terrain
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- 3 mm - 4 mm (3)
- 4 mm and above (5)
Traction
- Moderate (1)
Material
- Mesh (10)
- Reflective (2)
- Vegan (4)
Difference in midsole softness in cold
- Small (7)
- Normal (3)

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This page contains our Merrell running shoe reviews so that you can find a pair that runs the way you want it to. We test shoes ourselves in our running sessions and on our lab tests so that everything that a runner needs to know is analyzed with fairness. Our Merrell running shoe reviews cover shoes for different uses - whether they're for roads, mud, fell running, or snow.