Salomon - Speedcross 5
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I’m a very wide boy, but the Salomon Speedcross and Genesis both fit very comfortably."
"Amazingly comfortable"
"They have a Boca type lacing system and great heel cup design."
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"Salomon speedcross can take a beaten on the trails. ... Two pairs in 3 years with about 800 miles each pair."
"Hundreds of miles on mine with no complaints."
"The terrain in Arizona tears up shoes and I can get about 4-500 miles a pair."
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"great traction"
"Got me through a week with everything Utah can throw at you - snow, mud, dirt, gravel, sand, slickrock, slot-canyon scooting, and the occasional stream crossing - and I never felt unsure of my footing."
"The grip on muddy terrain is outstanding."
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"I hiked the TMB (with a heavy-ish backpack) and ran the Alta Via 1 (with just a hydration vest) in these shoes (different pairs since this was in different years) and found them to be perfect for both."
"great traction"
"Got me through a week with everything Utah can throw at you - snow, mud, dirt, gravel, sand, slickrock, slot-canyon scooting, and the occasional stream crossing - and I never felt unsure of my footing."
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"always dry"
"Even on wet ground I’d rather have fast drying sneakers than boots."
"need a waterproof and highly durable shoe."
Disliked most:
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"Drainage is bad"
"they stay wet"
"They definitely aren't waterproof"
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"They’re almost like running in cleats ... I’m finding that after 8+ miles on the rocks, roots, and moss of Pisgah — i can feel my feet tiring… I need something more comfortable"
"They’re almost like running in cleats ... I’m finding that after 8+ miles on the rocks, roots, and moss of Pisgah — i can feel my feet tiring… I need something more comfortable"
"Anything beyond a sprint and those are a solid no for me."
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"I wear through the soles of Speedcrosses as though they are made of butter."
"I wear through the soles of Speedcrosses as though they are made of butter."
"burned through a pair of Salomon Speedcrosses in maybe 200 miles. Tread was just gone."
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"speedcross is way too slippery on wet rocks and roots downhill."
"Same, speedcross is way too slippery on wet rocks and roots downhill."
"they don’t do good on wet rock/roots."
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"I hate how narrow the toe box is. ... It’s causing issues. ... I simply can’t run in them any longer. ... That is not the case, at least for my foot. ... I can’t imagine how narrow earlier versions were!"
"I stopped getting Salomon because they’re never wide enough"
"they’re never wide enough"
I've ran Spartan Sprint, Super, and Beast and Tough Mudder 10 km and 15 km with Salomon Speedcross 5. The traction was good. I don't have other shoes to compare them to, so not sure how they drain water comparatively, but I plan to keep using them.
r/spartanrace • Shoe recommendations? ->Solomon Speedcross 5. Sturdy, lightweight, water resistant, badass toe protector, knobby spikes, and last for 6 months of continuous running 🤘🏼
r/trailrunning • What’s the best trail running shoe you’ve ever owned and why? ->Been through almost every major brand - I love the Salomon Speed Cross Vs, but I have narrower feet and need a waterproof and highly durable shoe. It depends on the shape of your foot and your gait. Go to REI or a local running store and they can give you an assessment and some tailored options!
r/trailrunning • Which trail shoes ->[These shoes](https://bestthingsdaily.blogspot.com/2025/06/salomon-speedcross-5.html) grip like crazy and have held up great on rough trails.
r/trailrunning • What’s the best trail running shoe you’ve ever owned and why? ->I alternate between the thundercross and speedcross. I’ve run marathons in the speedcross and also wore them to do the GR54 even although it wasn’t muddy (apart from 2 wet days) and they were fine for 190km.
r/trailrunning • Shoes that can handle mud AND long distance? ->Trail shoes are fine If they work for you. I've done the GR54 (194km, 12,000m elevation in the Alps) in Salomon Speedcross 5 trail running shoes as well as numerous shorter routes. I even used them doing Scafell Pike in March with snow on the summit, and just stuck on some microspikes.
r/UKhiking • Advise trail runners vs what I wear. Real world experience ☺️ ->There's going to be a compromise: you need aggressive lugs for snow and mud, but aggressive lugs aren't comfortable on road and wear down faster. So you need to decide for yourself what's more important to you and then choose the shoe accordingly. Examples of trail shoes with less aggressive lugs good for running on road: Inov8 Parkclaw, New Balance Hierro. Examples of trail shoes with aggressive lugs good for optimal grip in mud: Salomon Speedcross, INOV8 Mudclaw, ST version of the Saucony Peregrine. Many trail shoes including the regular (non-ST) version of the Peregrine are in between these two extremes.
r/trailrunning • I want to buy my first trailerunning shoe. Is this a good choice? ->VJ is great indeed, but Vibram Megagrip is not too bad on wet surfaces from my experience. I've also heard nothing but good things about Puma outsoles. And I had a pair of Salomon Speedcross that had good traction on wet surfaces. Note that Inov8 has different outsole rubbers and my experience with their graphene G grip on wet surfaces is that it's very bad and completely unusable for certain terrains. But I've heard good things about their other sticky rubber compound.
r/trailrunning • Trail running shoes with good wet rock grip ->My Speedcross 5 were more fragile than other trail shoes, but I abused them for OCR including loads of rope climbing. Quite a few of the people I train with use Speedcrosses of various versions but generally they're not as fond of the 6 because of the way it fits. The most common alternatives I see in my OCR training group are various Inov8s, Saucony Peregrine's (although most of those uppers look very beaten up at lowish mileage), Brooks Cascadia, Asics Trabuco and VJ Spark/XTRM/Lightspeed.
r/trailrunning • Salomon Speedcross 6 are too fragile? / Alternatives ->Those have big lugs to deal with mud, I had the 5 and wouldn't say they were particularly suitable for OPs situation
r/trailrunning • What shoes for rocky mixed gravel? ->Salomon Speedcross 5s is what I observe in. Just got them last year. Was thinking I would try to squeeze more life out of my Speedcross 3s until I quit observing, but Amazon had a sale on the 5s for $85. So now I have new ones. I've played REALLY low level pickup in my 3s, but I had to be pretty deliberate in not planting to hard on a cut.
r/ultimate • Shoe recommendation on super dry field ->Salomon Speedcross 5 Trail Shoes ... went through MANY shoes before settling on these. If it's not a stadion race, you do want trail shoes. If it's a stadion, I wear Hokas. Trail shoes for outdoors and mud. Running shoes for stadiums.
r/spartanrace • What shoes for first Spartan? ->yep. That's also my goto shoe for muddy weather.
r/Ultramarathon • Please people, any TESTED recommendation for shoes for icy/muddy terrain? theres a 100k tommorow and its been raining for 3 days and its just slightly above 0/ (30 f) thanks!! ->Speedcross 5 is my go to for that! I have TESTED it so hard in cold muddy environment.
r/Ultramarathon • Please people, any TESTED recommendation for shoes for icy/muddy terrain? theres a 100k tommorow and its been raining for 3 days and its just slightly above 0/ (30 f) thanks!! ->Salomon Speedcross sounds like what you want. Although they will wear out quicker on pavement.
r/hiking • Best hiking shoes, but light enough for walking around ->I have the Speedcross 5's and I swear they're the best shoes I've ever worn. I also have Oboz boots, which I do like, but those feel heavy to me now. I don't see myself buying another brand for some time. I'd estimate I have 500+ miles on the Speedcross 5's. Before these I had the Alphacross and another cheaper model they no longer make. Both were real decent, but the Speedcross are higher quality, and more durable. I bought the 6's for my GF and her feet are in pretty bad shape physically, but she agrees with me and also loves them.
r/CampingandHiking • Hiking Shoe Recommendations ->Salomon Speedcross 5 or 6. Haven't even tried another shoe in years. Had alphacross before that. So for about the last 5 years, only salomon.
r/hiking • Any recommendations on a good pair of hiking shoes not boots? ->Definitely for a reason. Hundreds of miles on mine with no complaints. Bout to take em to Switzerland.
r/hiking • Any recommendations on a good pair of hiking shoes not boots? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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