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![salomon outpulse mid goretex hiking boots web](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/salomon-outpulse-mid-goretex-hiking-boots%20web.webp)
Salomon are at it again, reinventing the wheel and adding lashings of knit and trainer-like energy to their hiking...
![Etnies Culvert](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/Etnies%20Culvert.webp)
Etnies Culvert are some of the best-looking mountain bike shoes out there, but can the performance match the style?
![Keen NXIS Mid web](/images/introimages/Keen%20NXIS%20Mid%20web.webp)
Keen are jumping feet first into the fast and light hiking boot market with their new NXIS Evo mid.
![much apex lace](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/much%20apex%20lace.webp)
Muck Boot mostly make wellies, with the Apex Lace Up being their first stab at a walking boot/wellie crossover. We try...
![zamberlan virtex](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/zamberlan%20virtex.webp)
About as classic a leather boot as you could get, Zamberlan’s GTX RR are ideal for UK hill walking.
![scarpa mojito bio web](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/scarpa%20mojito%20bio%20web.webp)
We review the latest Mojito, Scarpa's first fully biodegradable product
![merrell moab speed gtx web](/images/introimages/merrell%20moab%20speed%20gtx%20web.webp)
Merrell's Moab Speed adds some oomph to the original and much-loved Moab. Find out what we thought of them.
![craghoppers kiwi trek web](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/craghoppers-kiwi-trek-web.webp)
Craghoppers' new Kiwi Trek boots combine leather styling and comfort from the get-go.
![salomon outline prism web](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/salomon-outline-prism-web.webp)
Salomon have created a truly versatile outdoor shoe in the OUTline Prism, we put it to the test.
![merrell zion gtx mid](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/merrell-zion-gtx-mid.webp)
Merrell's new Zion mid walking boots are almost impossibly lightweight but are they any good at hacking through muddy...
![zamberlan ultra lite gt rr web](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/zamberlan-ultra-lite-gt-rr-web.webp)
We hit the hiking trails in Zamberlan's bestselling hill walking boot, the Ultra Lite GT RR.
![hanwag belorado ii mid web](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/hanwag-belorado-ii-mid-web.webp)
Born in Bavaria, the Belorado II could just be the ideal walking boots for mixed terrain. Read the review to find out...
![adidas terrex free hiker](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/adidas-terrex-free-hiker.webp)
Walking boots but not as you know them, read the review to find out what we thought of Adidas' Terrex Free Hiker.
![keen venture mid leather](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/keen-venture-mid-leather.webp)
We test Keen's new mid version of their popular Venture, find out what we thought in our review.
![la sportiva tx4 mid gtx](/images/gear/footwear/introimages/la-sportiva-tx4-mid-gtx.webp)
On test, the La Sportiva TX4 Mid GTX boot delivers more than it should: sturdy, robust and up for the job.