Merrell  Agility Peak 6 Trail-Running Shoes - Men's

These are great shoes. Lots of structural stability. Killer grip, good venting, flat laces stay snug and cool lace holder. A little more snug in the tube box compared to the novas but that is good for technical terrain.

Coming from the AGP5, these felt "harder" on the first few runs, and also very "different". Wasn't overly jazzed until after 20+km of technical trail running, then they started to break-in. Now? Absolutely love them - they feel incredibly light, responsive, supportive, and offer amazing foot-trail feedback. Initial stiffness is gone, replaced with a good degree of rebound without any squish. The upper is definitely a total re-design compared to the AGP5, toe box is *slightly* roomier, but not by much. Fits narrow to standard width feet fine. Very fast and agile, and very grippy when needed.

Ran a trail half marathon the first time I put these on, and had zero issues. Rock plate must work like a dream, because I didn’t feel any. I can see these becoming my go-to trail shoe!

I’ve always bought the MOAB style Wide width shoes which provide excellent heel stability. The right shoe keeps on rolling to the right no matter how tight I go. I’m a big guy and maybe the lack of horizontal support is not there or just need a chiropractic adjustment to correct this.

Very comfortable, but be warned, they are more narrow than what you'd expect from Merrell. It seems they went for more of a "performance fit" than their usual wide toe box. At least for my feet, there was room to partially splay my toes on the inner side, but my outer toes were much more constricted. I typically wear a size 13, but when running downhill (even with a lace lock) my big toes jammed the front of the shoe and my outer toes started getting a little battered as well. I would go a 1/2 to a full size up from normal in order to avoid your toes jamming. Unfortunately, they don't make a 14 so I had to return these and go for a different shoe despite them being very comfortable and stable for regular hiking.

I really like these shoes. I've been wearing SpeedGoat 6s and 7s for years, and finally decided to try a different shoe following a 100 miler that results in some bad blisters. Switched to the Agility Peak 3s and am really happy with them, their wider toe box, and the impressive size and pattern of the traction lugs. The upper material is really nice too. They are both stylish and have performed well for the trail races I've done in them. I think I will continue to rebuy this shoe once I've worn out the pair I have now.

Wore these shoes hiking the AT for 302 miles. The shoes held up fairly well.., but found that the insert seemed to create mold after the first time getting wet (did not see this on the Peak 5). Easy fix, replaced insert with superfeet insert Also the Peak 6 model removed the Velcro heel feature and small loop near the toe like the Peak5, and made the gaiters I had not useable. Still a good shoe, just a little disappointed. Back in a pair of Agility Peak 5’s that I had prsviously bought.

I love Merrill’s but these agility 6 are just too narrow, I had to find the agility 5 some where. They are a good fit if you have narrow feet.

I wore these shoes for several weeks as part of a testing program when they were in the development phase. I had an excellent experience with them, and appreciated how lightweight they are in particular. The shoes are versatile, good for trail running, day hikes, and also casual wear around town. Durability has been great the whole time I've had the shoes and they seem like they'll continue to last for many months to come. Aesthetics are awesome too. Highly recommend.

I bought this pair about a month ago after doing some research on different shoes. Since then I have done Angel’s Landing, South Kaibab of the Grand Canyon, and various other hikes in the southwest. These have been amazing, great traction and excellent comfort without sacrificing any durability. I’ll certainly be getting another pair once these wear out, I hope to see a version with the BOA system in the near future.