Merrell

Trail Glove 6 Running Shoe - Men's

Extremely Narrow!

I had my eye on these for a while so when they went on sale I jumped and bought a pair. I knew as soon as I opened the box these werent going to fit. They are so narrow I couldn't even squeeze my foot into them! Definitely not a medium width. What a disppointment!

Nice blend of light/comfortable/supportive

These are my first pair of Trail Gloves but I also have the Vapor Gloves and Moab. These are a nice blend of lightweight and supportive soles. Super comfortable. I wait them daily. They have more arch support and stability than the vapor gloves but are still flexible and comfortable.

Great shoes

These shoes are Super comfortable and have fantastic grip! As soon as the weather warms up i foresee hiking and camping in their future

Great

Great shoes! I use them for work mainly and love them so much! Best shoe out there if you ask me

Truly love this shoe

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

12

Height:

6' 2"

Weight:

190

I have put this shoe through the wringer, every day use, summited several mountains with it, 4th class scrambling. and has help up really well. approaches to the crag. great shoe affordable, light weight and good traction.

Not minimalist, not Barefoot, not good. Do NOT buy

This is without question the worst Merrell "Glove" (Barefoot shoe) I've ever tried. I have half a dozen different Merrell barefoot shoes and the Vapor Glove 3 Luna Leather is my all-time favorite shoe. This shoe, however, does not deserver to be called a "Barefoot" shoe. It has basically abandoned everything that made Merrell Barefoot shoes good. To put it simply, this is not a minimalist shoe, it doesn't belong in the Barefoot/Glove line, and it leaves me thinking that Merrell has decided to focus on fashion over function. First, the toe box. Look closely at the Trail Glove 6 and what you'll notice is that it doesn't match the shape of the traditional Merrell Barefoot shoes. Instead, it looks like any of their other narrow, fashion-oriented shoes that is anatomically incorrect and does not provide adequate space or shape for the human foot. Secondly, the extreme tightness around the arch. I could barely get my foot into the shoe, even after sizing up, and it was still incredibly uncomfortable. Probably the most uncomfortable shoe I've put on my foot in the last ~5 years. Anyone who's worn any minimalist shoe is going to find this bizarre and unnatural. Thirdly, this is an incredibly stiff and inflexible shoe. There is no meaningful ground feel here. Don't get me wrong, I understand that trail running shoes typically have a little extra padding to protect feet on rough trails, but this goes way beyond that. Once again, this is just not in any way a minimalist shoe. Lastly is the overall narrowness of this shoe. Any good minimalist or barefoot shoe will have a shape that generally follows the natural shape of a human foot (see: earlier Merrell "Barefoot" shoes). This shoe doesn't. It looks more like a pair of Chucks with their incredibly narrow, rounded-point toe. These are not just narrow for Barefoot shoes, these are narrow for any shoes. That's a bad thing in general, but it's completely unforgivable in a minimalist shoe. This is the first time since Merrell introduced their Barefoot line that I've been disappointed. Not just in the shoe, but in Merrell, too.