IN THIS COMPARATIVE ROUNDUP, we’re looking at trail shoes or ‘trail runners’. These are not the fabric, 3-season walking shoes or low-cut boots we might use for hillwalking if we want to keep our feet dry, but lightweight ‘trainers’ with an outdoor focus. They’re the choice of hill-or fellrunners, and increasingly favoured by hillwalkers, too.
has long promoted the use of lighter-weight footwear in the warmer months, primarily via the reviews and trip reports of Chris Townsend… and many of us have followed in his footsteps. Up until a decade or so ago, I (David) assumed that ‘proper
