adidas Men's Terrex AX4 Hiking Sneaker (6)

I owned and wore out my original Adidas terrex hikers, and needed an upgrade for a trip to Sedona. The latest Ax4 did NOT disappoint. It is an excellent light hiking shoe. Comfortable with only a day of breaking them in, wearing to the office for work. I put these to the test with five straight day hikes in the rugged trails surrounding Sedona AZ. Averaging 8 miles a day of some pretty rocky and strenuous hiking over rugged terrain and was completely impressed. Pros: - Fit true to size. I'm a nine in every shoe and the nines fit me perfectly. I would recommend ordering your size - Highly supportive fit without hot spots. Not too wide, but ample toe room. Good arch support. Short (one-day) break-in - Goretex - didn't test this in AZ, but suspect this would fend of puddles and wet spots - Grippy as hell. The collaboration with Continental continues and continues to pay off. We did a lot of off-camber hiking and step descents on slick rock, and I never had a problem - In a world of garish sneakers on one side, and horrid looking hikers on the other (keens, merrills) these actually look cool and normal. No cons to report. One thing to note - I did try the non-goretex version before settling on these. I would highly recommend upgrading to this goretex version. The fit was better (the non-goretex version was too wide) and the mesh appeared sturdier.