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TL;DR: Great for wide feet, but midfoot narrow, poor wet traction.
Sentiment score74% positive
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Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
Reddit Reviews
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6a7262Road shoes or a road to trail shoe. I rain a similar timed event with similar terrain wearing Topo Ultraventures a couple weeks ago and they were great.
I alternate between Topo's Ultraventure for less technical trails and the Vista for anything more technical or muddy. I like them both, but the Ultraventure with the same outsole as the Vista would be the perfect shoe.
ADadandHisKids-1Topos are the best for larger people and wide feet. I have tried all that are listed above and have found the topo ultraventure to be the best!
Adventurous-Hyena-51Topo ultraventure. Super comfortable.
alou87Mine is the topo athletic traverse or ultraventure.
AlveolarFricativesWhat Topos did you try? If you only tried Ultraventures, those fit differently than the rest of their shoes. I’d give Mtn Racers and Vistas a try
Weird! I have flat feet and Topos don’t bother me at all. I’ve definitely experienced that high arch feeling in other shoes, but never Topos (and I have 6 different models of them!)
arcticamt6If you are looking at Topos, just know that the MTN racer has a narrower toebox than the ultraventure. Mtn racer didn't work for me but ultraventures do.
You could get a road to trail shoe like the Topo Ultraventure. That's my trail shoes right now and I use my novablasts for road only.
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