Deviate NITRO™ Elite Trail

imo trail supershoes are still vastly inferior to road supershoes, so if you can & you have no technical terrain, just go for a road shoe. Shoes like the Puma deviate nitro elite 3 have atleast some kind of supershoe character, whilst still beeing grippy, but not as heavy as alot of the trailshoes.

Puma R3 - competition Puma DNE3 - speedwork (comp. before R3) 2 x Puma DN3 - Tempo up to 10k-ish pace (got 2 pairs 'cuz double threshold days) Puma velocity - easy <- wouldnt buy again, DN3 - better fast dailytrainer, magmax -better easy shoe IMO Puma Magmax - easy & recovery i use the DN3 / DNE3 as trailshoe, IMO somewhat casual-competative trailrunning gets too fast for normal trailshoes if trails are not technical.

Puma R3 - competition Puma DNE3 - speedwork (comp. before R3) 2 x Puma DN3 - Tempo up to 10k-ish pace (got 2 pairs 'cuz double threshold days) Puma velocity - easy <- wouldnt buy again, DN3 - better fast dailytrainer, magmax -better easy shoe IMO Puma Magmax - easy & recovery i use the DN3 / DNE3 as trailshoe, IMO somewhat casual-competative trailrunning gets too fast for normal trailshoes if trails are not technical.

My favorites right now are the Puma Deviate Nitro Elite Trail, Hoka Rocket X, Mount to Coast H1, Hoka Tecton X3, and On Cloud Ultra Pro.

I've run forest paths in Puma Velocity Nitro and Deviate Nitro shoes. The Puma grip was more than enough for handling the wet leaves and mud (in the UK here, so its very damp at the moment).

I have both. (50, male, 80kg, sub-20 5k, 1:32 half) Have used the Nitro Elite 3 for everything from 5k to marathon - and absolutely love them. A lot of my training runs are around Rutland Water paths, which are combination of pavement, light gravel, packed-trail, but can get a little muddy if it rains a lot. The Trail are perfect for this. They feel similar to the road shoe - not quite as "bouncy", but you certainly feel the foam doing its work. Very comfortable and stable. Good on pavement too. I also ran in woodland on more technical trail (in the dry), and they coped admirably with tut grip on loose terrain and I didn't feel unstable on the technical or steep downhill sections. If you like the Elite 3s, and do a bit of hard trail on your runs, then these got the purpose. Also, after 300k, they are wearing really well - the sole looks good, the upper is fine, and they feel great still.

On cloud ultra pro & puma nitro deviate elite trail

Mafate 4 & Slab ultra glide for training Then hoka tecton x3, brooks catamount 3 & agil, puma nitro elite trail for racing, depending on distance and terrain.

If you like the puma’s, why not just get their deviate nitro elite trail? Perfectly acceptable grip for light trails.

And here's the latest updated trail collection. Trail running takes up around 40% of my mileage so there's an appropriate number of trail shoes compared to the road shoes. Like with the road shoes, pretty happy and feeling set with these for now and through most of 2026. The only trail shoes coming next year, so far, that I have some mild interest in is the Brooks Cascadia Elite, but it could be redundant when compared to shoes like the Tecton X 3 and Cloudultra Pro. The trail shoes that are getting the most mileage lately are the Cloudultra Pro, Prodigio Pro, MTC H1 & T1, and Enduris 4. I have over 200 miles each on two pairs of Tecton X 3, so backing off those for a while. Ditto for the Speed Ultra and Vectiv Pro 2, which I also have two pairs of each and with around 150 miles on each pair. Really enjoying the MTC H1 for the road-to-trail excursions (13\~15 miles) which I like to go on every Sunday. The Agravic Speed and Puma DNE Trail are two other shoes I use for road-to-trail, but the H1 just feel and ride better for the road and flatter trail terrains. Can't say I really 'need' anything more now but I'm sure I'll always be checking on new stuff coming out. https://preview.redd.it/k6edk126940g1.jpeg?width=503&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1edfeb64134c7dfde6873e6f375d6cd30027362f

My split between the road and trail is 65/35 based on the mileage I have on various road and trail shoes. I never run on dirt/gravel or the trails with my road shoes and limit the tarmac as much as possible with my trail shoes. The MTC H1 is the first shoe that I can take on both road and trail (although nothing technical) and feel and ride great on. I also have the Salomon AG3 Gravel but I find that it’s too tipsy for the trails. On the road, it’s like an excellent lightweight daily trainer with very good energy return that keeps me going. On the trail, I wasn’t too confident initially about the grip of the 2mm lugs but, eventually, I found it to be grippy and able to handle most terrains on the trails very well. The cushion and the bounce of the H1 are better than all other MTC shoes I have. I’m very impressed. Stability is fine on both road and trail. Very happy with this and suits my road-to-trail excursions better than any other shoe for such purposes. Besides the Salomon AG3 Grvl, I had been using the Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra, Agravic Speed, and Puma Deviate Nitro Elite Trail when I want to cover both road and trail on a long run.

I've been running icy country lanes (tarmac mainly) in Puma Nitros which have PUMAGRIP outsole. Have a look at some reviews and what others on Reddit are saying. They are ridiculously grippy in all conditions.