ASICS - Gel-Venture 6

extremely popular here in denmark for fashion, my personal trail runner type shoe is the asics gel venture 6, salomons are too narrow for me. :( loveeee them tho

Me too. They’re cheap so I don’t feel guilty getting new ones after 400 miles or so. Only drawback is the grip isn’t the best for wet trails.

The GEL-Venture is sort of the low-end of the ASICS trail shoe lineup. They're relatively heavy, firm and stiff and don't feel great. Much better option is the Fuji Speed 2: much lighter, much tackier grip, and better cushioning (and I think currently on sale for under $100)

I have Merrell Trail Glove 7s. I think they are usually $120 but I got a sale color at right around $100 at the outlet a few months ago. It looks like right now they only have one women’s color on sale and no men’s colors, but if you keep checking back they may have something. That said my go to hiking shoe is the ASICS Gel Venture. Since it’s a trail runner, it doesn’t last all that long but they are cheap and I’ve gone through so many pairs.

I just wear inexpensive Gel Ventures and they work fine for me. I did a hike today and was struggling over what shoes to wear for it because I knew it would probably be wet and gross and I just wore them and had no real issues. Yeah they got wet, but otherwise no complaints. I’ve run through so many pairs over the years. FWIW I am a heavy supinator so I do better in thinner soles.

I wear 15 4e and I find the ASICS gel-venture affordable and pretty serviceable.