Men’s edition · 10 current shoes
Merrell's trail range splits in two. The everyday shoes (ProMorph, Agility Peak 6) are comfortable and grippy, and the MTL (Merrell Test Lab) shoes are built with its mountain athletes: the Adapt Matryx for long cushioned days, the Long Sky 2 for technical racing and the carbon SpeedArc Peak for the long races.
Door-to-trail i I start on road, then hit the trails
Pick Promorph Also good: Morphlite, Nova 4 Daily i One shoe for most of my trail runs
Pick Agility Peak 6 Also good: Agility Trail, Nova 4 Long run i Long days out, cushion and protection
Pick Mtl Adapt Matryx Also good: Agility Peak 6 Technical i Rocks, roots, mud, steep ground
Pick Mtl Long Sky 2 Matryx Also good: Agility Peak 6 RaceUnder 50K i Races under 50K, and fast runs
Pick Mtl Long Sky 2 Matryx Also good: Mtl Speedarc Peak Ultra50K and longer i 50K and longer
Pick Mtl Speedarc Peak Also good: Mtl Adapt Matryx Every Merrell trail shoe Job Any Door-to-trail Daily Long run Technical Race Ultra Terrain Any Runnable Technical
Every current Merrell trail shoe
Pick for Door-to-trail
266 g 32.5 mm heel 6 mm drop 2.2 mm lugs
Pick for Daily Also good for Long run and Technical
287 g 38 mm heel 8 mm drop 5 mm lugs
GTX version of Agility Peak 6
307 g 38 mm heel 8 mm drop 5 mm lugs
GTX version of Agility Peak 6
308 g 38 mm heel 8 mm drop 5 mm lugs
Pick for Long run Also good for Ultra
420 g 42 mm heel 8 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Pick for Technical and Race
235 g 23.5 mm heel 4 mm drop 5 mm lugs
Pick for Ultra Also good for Race
305 g 30 mm heel 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs carbon plate
Also good for Door-to-trail
240 g 26.5 mm heel 6.5 mm drop 3 mm lugs
Also good for Door-to-trail and Daily
275 g 29 mm heel 8 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Also good for Daily
274 g 36 mm heel 8 mm drop 3 mm lugs