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Salomon X Ultra 4 Mid GTX

85

Great
La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX

87

Great
Adidas Terrex Free Hiker

92

Superb
Danner Mountain Light

91

Superb
Danner Mountain 600

90

Great
Hoka Kaha 2 GTX

83

Good
Scarpa Terra GTX

96

Superb
LOWA Renegade GTX Mid

90

Great
Adidas Terrex Free Hiker 2

90

Great
Salomon Quest 4 GTX

85

Great
Columbia Newton Ridge Plus II Waterproof

84

Good
Asolo Fugitive GTX

87

Great
Zamberlan 320 Trail Lite Evo GTX
New

89

Great
Hoka Anacapa Mid GTX

84

Good
LOWA Zephyr GTX Mid
New

89

Great
New Balance Fresh Foam X Hierro Mid GTX

81

Good
Danner Jag

90

Great
Hoka Trail Code GTX

81

Good
Lems Outlander

90

Great
KEEN Voyageur Mid

87

Great
Salomon Outpulse Mid GTX

85

Great
Merrell Moab 3 Mid GTX

83

Good
Hoka Anacapa 2 Mid GTX

78

Decent
KEEN Pyrenees

87

Great
Inov8 Roclite Pro Mid GTX

88

Great
Columbia Bugaboot III

83

Good
Vasque Breeze

84

Good
KEEN Targhee III Waterproof Mid

84

Good
Danner Cascade Crest

82

Good
Altra Lone Peak Hiker 2

73

Bad

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Welcome to our collection of day hiking boot reviews! After doing test hikes on the trails and cutting the boot in half in our lab, we were able to describe how each boot fits, feels, and performs. Additionally, we published more than 20 parameters that quantitatively describe the boot! This level of objectivity is improved even more with us buying all the shoes on our own.