TREAT YOUR FEET

“Which mountain boots should I buy?” That’s a question we get asked a lot at Trail and it’s not an easy one to answer, for a lot of reasons. What kind of terrain are you likely to walk on? Do you favour leather or synthetic materials? Would you prefer a high or low ankle? Will you be walking or scrambling? And – perhaps most importantly – what season will you be walking in? If you’re heading up something big and snowy in winter, the technical requirements of your footwear are very different to walking a dry and dusty mountain trail in the glorious months of high summer. And that’s where this guide comes in. In these 24 pages our testers will give you their expert opinions on the very best footwear they recommend for everything from hiking, backpacking and scrambling to lounging around your tent on a lazy summer wild camp. From brand-new releases to old favourites we’ve been walking in for years, this is

Trail’s Ultimate Guide to Summer Mountain Footwear.

Oli Reed, Trail editor