Brooks Men's Cascadia 16 GTX Shoes (14)

These shoes can do it all, walking, daily wear, running trails, running roads, hiking hills& mountains, crossing through streams. The tread design is incredible. The grip is like an all terrain knobby tires on your jeep. The rock shield is flexible material inside the sole of the shoe like kevlar and it protects you from sticks/rocks poking through the shoe bottom. The DNA loft 2 is firm, firmer than a comfy road shoe, but it feels good when I run, more supportive than my Brooks ghosts. The fit is a little snug in the heel and forefoot, the toe box is roomy for me with a medium width , foot on the narrower side of medium. The lacing system is great, you get extra holes to run the laces back through like a runners knot, the elastic keepers will hold your laces so you dont get caught on branches. There are velcro keepers at the heel for gaiters to attach. I will be using these mostly in the wet/snowy new England winters. The gore tex will keep me dry and comfortable. Great shoes, Brooks really dominates the shoe market in 2022 and these trail shoes were well engineered and worth the money. I give them 5 stars.