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Delivering all-day comfort and durable traction that grips when and where you need it, Merrell Alverstone 2 hiking shoes are built for for days spent on the trail.
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View all Merrell Men's Hiking ShoesBest Use | Hiking |
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Footwear Height | Ankle |
Footwear Closure | Lace-up |
Upper | Suede leather/mesh |
Lining | Mesh |
Midsole | EVA |
Outsole | Rubber |
Weight (Pair) | 1 lb. 12 oz. |
Gender | Men's |
7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
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U.S. Men's | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
UK | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 14 |
EU | 40 | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 43 | 43.5 | 44 | 44.5 | 45 | 46 | 46.5 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
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I bought the these a couple months ago, just went on my first longer hike 11 miles, and the souls are now coming off, very disappointed in these shoes.
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Size was perfect fit at 10.5. My everyday shoe is the Adidas Samba. I purchased these trail shoes for hiking because my Adidas would slip a lot on the trail. This trail shoe has excellent grip and feels great except, the heel height is higher than my normal everyday shoe. This puts more pressure on my Med Met (pad behind big toe) causing a blister. Not the shoes fault rather my foot not used to walking in a higher heel. So I recommend sticking with a heel height that is the same as your everyday shoe. I will be purchasing a hiking shoe from REI that has no heel lift if I can find one.
Something about the interior shape of these shoes simply didn't work for my feet... they just felt like my foot was sloshing around without support. I've owned at least 12 different models of hiking shoe and none of them had this problem. I also use orthotic insoles which take care of most shoe issues, but they didn't help with this model.
Comfortable and lightweight, but the soles are terrible. The bottom isn't a solid piece of rubber, and quickly starts to fall apart. Not a manufacturing defect either, just a bad design where Merrell was clearly trying to cut corners to make this shoe as cheaply as possible.
I like the shoes. But will not stay tied.
These run larger than my old pair of low Merrells, the name of which has rubbed off the inner label.
A little roomy for an 8, especially since similar low-cut hikers from Merrell fit more appropriately, but I don't think I'll be in danger of blisters, and it's nothing that an insole replacement can't fix. EXTREMELY comfortable, and the design is a nice balance of rugged and "presentable".
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I pretty much live in these shoes. Have two pair in different colors. To work. On a hike. Just bombing around on weekends. Light, comfortable, and with a good tread.
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Bought these for my daily walks. Great in sun or rain. Also wear them on hikes of 5 or 6 miles. Good in all terrain, very comfortable right out of the box!
This is my 5th pair of Merrells. They are the most comfortable/durable shoes I have owned. Everyday use. Working outside. Hiking. They perform great!