New Balance  Fresh Foam X Hierro v9 GORE-TEX Trail-Running Shoes - Men's

Great fitting, comfortable shoes that look great and feel wonderful. Goretex a bonus for those wet toes in the morning. Toasty and dry. Nobody should buy them so there are more pairs for me!!!!

I purchased the Hierro V9 in the 2E wide version at my local Shoe Clinic in Invercargill after trying on multiple brands that could not accommodate my wide feet. Comfort, stability and fit felt excellent in store and I was already confident after thrashing a previous pair of New Balance trail runners in the past. One short run jog around the town flood bank trail and it was off to Queenstown. For the shoes first proper outing I climbed Ben Lomond and Bowen Peak (formed trails, about 1700m vertical gain combined) then went off trail for a steep 1000m+ vert descent through tussock, rock and scrub. The shoes were excellent on trail and safe enough to keep me on my feet during the sketchy downhill. No visible damage. Of note, I found a 12mm matagouri bush spike lodged in the heel that did not penetrate the sole, so excellent protection. My shins were bleeding though! Very pleased with the shoe and would recommend.

Great shoes for the first 3 walks, however after doing approximately 18 miles the goretex, failed and I ended up with wet feet in both shoes, I paid top money ready for the wet grass as the winter has now nearly arrived, disappointed they failed so quick, they only let in a little water but it was enough to soak my feet and turn them cold

The name says it all, NEW BALANCE—if you want to have the perfect balance, you just have to walk in these HIERRO sneakers. They’re the best! I bought them for my husband, and he’s very happy with his gift.

Fantastic shoe. Very comfortable. Solid base. Great color. Very happy with the purchase

My biggest issue is that I have a high instep and the sewn down tongue causes uncomfortable pressure and an ill fit. They really should specify in the product description whether the tongue is stitched like this so people like me can choose another model. Better, stop doing it!!! It causes as many problems as it potentially solves. I’ve previously bought the non Goretex version of this shoe and found it very comfortable. The sole both on this and the previous model tends to make some noise on non trail surfaces that may annoy people.

Possibly the worst running shoe I've bought in the last five years. I've had the previous three versions of the Hierro, but this is just a completely different shoe. The massive increase in stack height makes it extremely unstable on all but the smoothest of trails. If you have the slightest bit of pronantion, avoid. The worst thing is that, to test a trail shoe, you've got to run on a trail. Inevitably, that means it's going to get dirty...and then impossible to return. Really don't know what I'm going to use it for.

The Hierro v6 was one of the best shoes I ever had but this version has less space up front and my big toe hurts. So sad to see a great shoe change into something else that is not comfortable. I wear 10.5 2E with all New Balance shoes.

Great support. Great service. Not a good fit with the shoe....

I shoot for a daily walk almost year round, 4-7 miles, been holding a 4 mile per day average going on 3 years. At 6-3 180# I wear out shoes in 3-4 months. After 3 months with v9's, so far so good. Two notable v9 benefits; the waffle sole definitely adds traction on all surfaces and seems to add durability to the soles, the gore tex offers added dryness when walking in wet weather. Very comfortable and very durable.