# Hiking shoe recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-shoe-recommendations/673207 "2013-11-06T02:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-shoe-recommendations/673207/21 "2013-11-15T08:07:35Z")
Go with whatever fits best. Everything else comes a distant second. I’m partial to Salomon boots because they tend to be very light while still being very stable, and are very well built and very durable. Presently I wear Salomon 3D Fastpacker Mid GTXe boots which have all the bells and whistles, and are very stable, but feel more like a heavy running shoe than a hiking boot. The days of having to wear heavy leather dreadnoughts to get stability are long gone. ---
**Author:** ![MareIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MareIt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MareIt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-shoe-recommendations/673207/22 "2013-11-16T17:58:24Z")
I have a pair of the Keen Voyageur hiking shoes that I love although I do wish the laces came up a titch higher so that I could snug my heel in like in running shoes. I generally don’t go more than 3-5 miles on a walk/hike since I take my dogs with me but I would have no problems going 10 in them (if I weren’t too lazy). I have had them for about a year and have worn them every weekend and most week nights on both paved and rocky roads/trails. When I get my next pair will be low/mid height boot because my right ankle is very unstable and adding in uneven trails is a recipe for an evening of icepacks on my ankle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-shoe-recommendations/673207.md?page=1)