Altra Olympus 2.0

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Last updated: Apr 26, 2026

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Reddit IconLeast_Definition_345
4 months ago

Depends on your feet and your pace/fitness. If you are west of the Cascades and not hiking alpine you probably will not need very much insulation beyond a thicker pair of winter socks. As others have said Danners are fine but only if you have narrow feet b/c their toe boxes are tight. Keens have a larger toe box but still not sufficient for full toe splay. Both have significant drop height from heel to toe which is really not great for your body. If you haven’t already I recommend trying on some Altras, the Olympics series and the Lone Peak series have exceptionally good ergonomics, light weight, super build quality, and also are available in a waterproof style that make great trail runners if that interests you.

Reddit IconAfternoon-North
11 months ago

Altra Olympus. They will help with the plantar fasciitis as they are quite padded. I swear by them and they're all I wore on my '22 hike.

Reddit Iconajsherlock
7 months ago

Good Luck!! I run in provision and paradigm on roads - and honestly, i tihnk either of those would also work on pea gravel. My trail shoes are the Olympus, and I just bought the Experience Wild, but haven't run on them enough to have an opinion. The Olympus is heavy and grippy, but I live in Appalachia.

Reddit Iconallweloveweleavebhnd
4 months ago

Once upon a time I was around 200lbs (as a 5’2”ish girlie) and never had any complaints about my Altra Timps. This year I lost 75lbs and found that I like the Altra Olympus for a cushier ride on long runs. 10/10 for both shoes, but Altras do seem to wear faster than my Nike Wildhorse used to (I loved the 5 and every model since has been a flop for me). I get 300-350ish miles on them before the tread starts coming apart. If they change the Timp radically when they update it they will rue the day (and I’ll prob finally try out Mount to Coast).

Reddit IconA-randomboxofmusic
3 months ago

I’m pretty partial to the Altra Olympus 

Reddit IconAshimpto
4 months ago

I used lone peak and loved it, but I found it sucks if you use it for long rocky or stone paths, so I got Olympus, which is very good but has two noticeable disadvantages, takes a lot dries way slower and feet doesn't breath as well. It's because they didn't just add stack height, but added a lot of padding too, which does feel nice but lead to the downsides I mentioned.

Reddit IconAxolotis
12 months ago

I’ve been using Altra Olympus as my daily shoe and hiking shoe for years. Love them.

Reddit Iconbananamancometh
about 2 months ago

The Altra Olympus is pretty much all that works for me these days

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