Altra

Timp 5 GTX

Altra Timp 5 GTX

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Sentiment score69% positive
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Last updated: Jun 28, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconJohnSingerIncandenza
8 months ago

I’m on year two of a pair of these and they are holding up great. https://www.altrarunning.com/en-us/trail/mens-timp-5-gtx/AL0A85Q1.html

Reddit Iconmdredstr
8 months ago

I just bought the Altra Timp 5 GTX and I love them. The toe box is a little smaller than another pair I had but still a great fit. A

Reddit IconNo-Ad7222
7 months ago

I’ve been wearing mostly hiking sneakers for the past few years. Usual downfall for me is really muddy or snowy areas. I got Altra Timp 5 GTX. They haven’t done me wrong in any conditions in the past 6 months. I would get another pair once these wear out.

Reddit IconOrganic_Chocolate_35
8 months ago

I’m leaning towards the timps as I’m used to the lone peaks already.

Reddit IconOverland_671
8 months ago

Altra or the vans.  The rest are trash.  

Reddit IconAarongoesfar
11 months ago

Hello everyone! I am a broke PhD student who trains for and runs ultramarathons, so I don't own multiple pairs of shoes at this point. I run roughly a 60/40 split of road to trails in my training, but all of my races are on trails. I've run these Altra Timp 5 trail shoes for 1,100 miles now, in training and races, on road and trails. I live near the East Coast and I run on gravel roads, paved roads, soft sand trails, hard pack beach sand, technical trails in Appalachian mountains, and rooty dirt trails. I ran a 50 miler in these that was raining the entire time. Also recently did a 6 day vacation where I did ~70 miles of super steep and technical trails in Shenandoah National Park in these shoes. I don't have a ton of performance comparison points, since I have only run in Altras (I have wide, flat feet and the 0 drop works for my strengths and natural running patterns). But, I can say that I am thoroughly impressed with how these shoes have held up. Despite running them on paved roads pretty regularly, the lugs held up enough to get me through this past 6 day trip with 0 falls. Though they don't drain super well in the water, I haven't had any durability complaints from the waterloggedness. Primary damage is that the tread is pretty much gone, around the ankle there is a lot of wear, and the sides are losing integrity where my feet fit. Obviously the foam is completely compressed at this point. I honestly prefer these to my old Olympus 5's, even for 8-10 hour runs. Feel free to ask me anything!

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