New Balance - Fresh Foam X Hierro Mid Gore-Tex
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I put them through bearings and have had pairs hold up nearly to 1000 miles."
"Been using them for 3 years now ... Love em"
"I've had my New Balance Fresh Foam shoes for over four years, and they're still holding up well. ... There's some wear but no tears, and I've had no issues despite using them for hiking, trail running, and daily street walking."
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"My longest day in them was 32 miles with 10k gain and not a hotspot to write about. And this was over East Coast muddy rooty rocky wet."
"I recently hiked the Lost Coast with them and they were great."
"I used mine for mixed road trail running all week and for walks around town."
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"I love the slightly wider fit of my New Balance Hierros."
"super comfortable with plenty of grip and the have wide fit up to size 15 (UK). I have had two pairs and am about to buy a third and the are so comfortable for my own wide high volume feet."
"New Balance Hierro, wide"
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"My longest day in them was 32 miles with 10k gain and not a hotspot to write about. And this was over East Coast muddy rooty rocky wet."
"super comfortable with plenty of grip and the have wide fit up to size 15 (UK). I have had two pairs and am about to buy a third and the are so comfortable for my own wide high volume feet."
"The New Balance X-Wides are my current go to, really comfortable."
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"Grip was exceptional compared to the Xodus."
"grippy"
"super comfortable with plenty of grip"
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"High stack does mean they're not the most stable shoes. Not for unstable terrain."
"I find the higher the stack leads to more rolling ankles. ... Shoes that have not worked for me: Brooks Cascadia, New Balance Hierro ... they have been directly correlated to rolled ankles for me"
"the Hierro which is pretty much a lifestyle shoe with a tread and sucks for running."
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"High stack does mean they're not the most stable shoes. Not for unstable terrain."
"I find the higher the stack leads to more rolling ankles. ... Shoes that have not worked for me: Brooks Cascadia, New Balance Hierro ... they have been directly correlated to rolled ankles for me"
"The Hierro was a great fit, but too soft and unstable in the heel on technical terrain"
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"the Hierro which is pretty much a lifestyle shoe with a tread and sucks for running."
"the Hierro which is pretty much a lifestyle shoe with a tread and sucks for running."
"pretty heavy"
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"I was really disappointed when just after half a year they started showing tears on the toebox and collar."
"the bottoms are too thin to protect my feet"
"The fresh foam shoes don't hold up super well with sharp/rocky terrain."
My feet are a 4E width across the ball and pretty square across the toe. Hoka Wide fit is ok but tends to rip out at the bulge on the outside of the ball of my foot eventually. The New Balance X-Wides are my current go to, really comfortable.
r/Ultralight • Wide toebox trail runners that aren't made by Altra or Topo? ->I also used to wear them until my Achilles ruptured
r/trailrunning • Trail running shoes with a wide toe box ? ->Pro tip from a 30+ year disc golfer... Any shoe you buy for disc golf that you plan on A: keeping and B: Waterproof should have 3 things..a Shoe Goo mod, a Gore-tex lining and have a Vibram sole. Get some shoe goo and add it to the entire toe cap and every single seam on the shoe, even brand new shoes. When the sole wears out, get a new shoe. The Shoe Goo prevents leakage and separation. If it starts to wear through add more Goo. Vibram last the longest and Gore-tex is good for winter and summer. Just don't wear black socks in the summer get some gray ones. Lem's soles wear out too fast. My favorite ever is the New Balance X Hierro Mid GTX Trail Running Shoe. Ankle support, Vibram, Gore-tex, arch support, thicker heel and light. Add shoe goo to all that and you got 2-2.5 years of disc golfing with dry feet. I like Merrel for all of this but their shoes are just too damn heavy and the tread is too sticky for good pivoting.
r/discgolf • A Shoe Review 6 Months In. From an unsponsored guy who’s very hard on shoes, theses are the best I’ve ever seen. ->I have wide feet and NB Hierros in wide work well for me. Ran a trail race in them this weekend.
r/trailrunning • Trail shoe advice ->I had Hierro v6 GTX. They were very plushy and quite lightweight for a well padded and cushioned trail shoe. They also did well on paved roads, where I used them on bad weather days. I was really disappointed when just after half a year they started showing tears on the toebox and collar. I ditched New Balance for Hoka Speedgoats. Much more fun to run in, due to more springy foam and the rocker. One and a half year later, the outsole (also a Vibram Megagrip) is missing half of the lugs, so I switch to another pair.
r/RunningShoeGeeks • New Balance Fresh Foam X Hierro v9 | 50+ Mile Review ->I own 3 pairs: New Balance Mid Hiero GTX, Adidas Mid Terrex Free Hiker 2 GTX and Salomon Low Cut X Ultra 4 GTX. All great choices.
r/hikinggear • Trail running shoes for hikes? ->I’ve got both the asics trabuco gtx 12 and the new balance hierro goretex. Both are great shoes I bought on discount. The asics are a bit more sturdy, harder grip and less breathable whereas the new balance I would wear to work on a rainy day
r/hikinggear • Hiking sneaker/trail runners suggestions? ->The new NB Hierro v9 is supposed to be a solid remake that is a better actual running shoe than previous versions of the Hierro. I think you might like the HOKA Speedgoat or the Altra Experience Wild, but I honestly haven't found a comparable shoe to the KOM that fits my foot like a NB. Zegama is too squishy, More Trail is gigantic, Olympus too squishy, Lone Peak too thin. Maybe the Altra Timp but you gotta buy in to the 0 drop thing. I ran through 2 pairs of those but still not the same feel as the KOM. As a side note gripe: constantly disappointed in NB for dropping and creating new trail shoes all the time these days. I feel like there's no continuity in their shoes anymore and has caused me to start running in other brands that fit me worse. The 910 v4/Summit KOM was one of the last great shoes they made. These days it seems like the More Trail super stack marshmallows or the Summit Unknown racing flat, or the Hierro which is pretty much a lifestyle shoe with a tread and sucks for running. Maybe the new v9 will be a return to a solid mid stack trail shoe.
r/trailrunning • Suggestions for Similar shoe to New Balance KOM ->I used to wear Altras but now I wear new balance fresh foam hierro in double wide (2e) and they work pretty well.
r/trailrunning • Trail running shoes with a wide toe box ? ->New Balance Hierros in a 4E. Been using them for 3 years now and just switched my road shoes to 1080s in 4E. Love em
r/trailrunning • Trail running shoes with a wide toe box ? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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