
Road-to-trail running shoes
Shoes their brand makes for both tarmac and paths, for runs that leave the road.
- Models
- 57
- Brands
- 15 (Craft, Salomon, HOKA, Saucony…)
- Weight
- 200-365 g
- Drop
- 5-11 mm
57 shoes
57 shoes











Topo Athletic
Ultraventure 5
- Weight 303 g
- Drop 5 mm

Salomon
Aero Flow Grvl
- Weight 242 g
- Drop 8 mm

Salomon
Aero Flow Grvl Gore-Tex
- Weight 282 g
- Drop 8 mm

Brooks
nomadix x Ghost Trail
- Weight 300 g
- Drop 8 mm

Saucony
Ride TR3
- Weight 283 g
- Drop 8 mm

adidas
RUNFALCON 6 ATR
- Weight 254 g
- Drop 9 mm
- 6 colours

Topo Athletic
Ultraventure 4
- Weight 295 g
- Drop 5 mm

Salomon
Aero Glide 3 Grvl
- Weight 275 g
- Drop 8 mm

Merrell
ProMorph
- Weight 260 g
- Drop 6 mm

Topo Athletic
MT-5
- Weight 264 g
- Drop 5 mm

Nike
Pegasus Trail 5
- Weight 300 g
- Drop 9.5 mm
- 3 colours

- Weight 275 g
- Drop 7 mm

Merrell
Morphlite
- Weight 240 g
- Drop 6.5 mm

Salomon
Ultra Flow
- Weight 244 g
- Drop 6 mm

HOKA
Challenger 7
- Weight 252 g
- Drop 5 mm

HOKA
Stinson 7
- Weight 365 g
- Drop 5 mm
- 4 colours


Inov8
Parkclaw G 280
- Weight 280 g
- Drop 8 mm

Brooks
Divide 6
- Weight 298 g
- Drop 8 mm

Craft
Ctm Ultra 3
- Weight 265 g
- Drop 10 mm

Craft
Endurance 3
- Weight 265 g
- Drop 9 mm

361°
Taroko 3
- Weight 323 g
- Drop 9 mm

361°
Yushan 3
- Weight 346 g
- Drop 8 mm

Craft
Nordlite Ultra 2
- Weight 321 g
- Drop 6 mm

Craft
Xplor 2
- Weight 320 g
- Drop 6 mm

Craft
Adv Nordic
- Weight 245 g
- Drop 9.5 mm

Saucony
Canyon TR2
- Weight 320 g
- Drop 8 mm

Craft
Ctm Ultra Lumen
- Weight 260 g
- Drop 10 mm

- Weight 227 g
- Drop 9 mm

Dynafit
Graphic
- Weight 260 g
- Drop 6 mm

Craft
Kype Gravel
- Weight 200 g
- Drop 8 mm

Craft
Nordic Fuseknit
- Weight 267 g
- Drop 9.5 mm

adidas
Run Falcon 5 TR
- Weight 301 g
- Drop 10 mm

- Drop 10 mm

adidas
Ultrabounce TR
- Weight 332 g
- Drop 10 mm

adidas
Ultrarun 5 TR
- Weight 345 g
- Drop 11 mm

Craft
Xplor
- Weight 300 g
- Drop 6 mm

Craft
Xplor Pro
- Weight 325 g
- Drop 6 mm
48 of 57 shoes shown
The selection
The current models of this page that stand best within their category, on what it is measured on (lightness, heel stack height). One category after the other, latest generation of each line, 2 models per brand at most.
Trail running shoes

- 246 g: lighter than 86% of the 42 models compared
- 43 mm under the heel: more than 100% of the 34 models compared
- Released in 2026
Trail running shoes

- 239 g: lighter than 95% of the 42 models compared
- 37 mm under the heel: more than 74% of the 34 models compared
- Released in 2026
Trail running shoes

adidas
RUNFALCON 6 ATR
- Weight 254 g
- Drop 9 mm
- 6 colours
- 254 g: lighter than 76% of the 42 models compared
- 36 mm under the heel: more than 62% of the 34 models compared
- Released in 2026
Trail running shoes

Merrell
ProMorph
- Weight 260 g
- Drop 6 mm
- 260 g: lighter than 71% of the 42 models compared
- Released in 2025
Trail running shoes

Saucony
Ride TR3
- Weight 283 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 37 mm under the heel: more than 74% of the 34 models compared
- Released in 2026
Trail running shoes

- 42 mm under the heel: more than 94% of the 34 models compared
- Released in 2025