I use the Xero trail mesas waterproof (wp) when the trail near me is wet and muddy. They work pretty well but this trail is more rocky than muddy so the muds not ever too deep.
I have been wearing Xero waterproof Mesa Trails this year while disc golfing. They're great but I kind of wish I got the non waterproof ones for a bit more flexibility in the shoe.
If your arches can tolerate zero drop shoes, I've had great luck with Xero shoes waterproof options. I'm on my second pair of Xero Mesa Trail waterproof and they are my daily dog walking shoes in Northwest Washington.
Altra Lone Peaks are significantly thicker than the Vivobarefoot shoes. I have an older pair and tried them for running, but didn't like it at all due to the high stack. I ended up using them as my winter and wet weather shoe.
I would try some shoes by Xero. I trained for and ran a trail ultramarathon last year in the Xero HFS II. It's a good all-around shoe which is decent in easy to moderate trails. I wouldn't wear them for anything too technical or extreme (very sandy, muddy, loose gravel on steeps, etc.). It has about an 11mm stack height, including insole. You could also look at some of the low/mid top hiking options like the Scrambler or Mesa Trail.
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The only shoe that came close for me was the xero mesa, main downside is it’s a barefoot shoe so it’s super uncomfortable and my podiatrist has told me not to use them again.
I had to settle with the brooks ghost 2 and accept there weren’t any wide trail shoes. Only large toebox.
No one makes wide midfoot trail shoes. At all.
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