By nathaniel bailey ⋅ review editor ⋅ updated october 10, 2025 contributions from Since 2011, we've laced up over 300 pairs of men's running shoes, traveling thousands of miles like forest gump on a mission. We ran thousands of miles of varying terrain in the 30 best trail running shoes from brands like brooks, hoka, altra, la sportiva, salomon, and more We ran hundreds of miles in 20 pairs of popular women's running shoes to help you find the perfect pair to meet your running and fitness goals. Our trail running team logged thousands of miles in the top 15 trail shoes for women, and these are the best in our tests. If you're not sure a barefoot shoe is what you're after, we've also tested women's trail running shoes and women's running shoes for the road, as well as other types of footwear for hiking, climbing, everyday walking, and more
What other men's trail running shoes should you consider If you require more lockdown in technical downhill terrain, we'd recommend the nnormal kjerag If you're looking for a model that goes between the kjerag and the tomir 2.0, check out the norda 002. We tested 25 top pairs of barefoot shoes from vivobarefoot, whitin, merrell, lems, and more — these are our favorites. We covered thousands of miles to test the top 15 pairs of trail running shoes from salomon, brooks, saucony, hoka, la sportiva, nike, and more.
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