Men’s edition · 7 current shoes
On's trail range is small and leans toward groomed and mixed ground. The Cloudsurfer Trail 2 links road and path, the Cloudultra 3 is the everyday trail shoe, and the plated Cloudultra Pro carries the long and rough days. No On trail shoe has deep lugs, so muddy, steep ground is not its strength.
Door-to-trail i I start on road, then hit the trails
Pick Cloudsurfer Trail 2 Also good: Cloudvista 3 Daily i One shoe for most of my trail runs
Pick Cloudultra 3 Also good: Cloudvista 3, Cloudsurfer Trail 2 Long run i Long days out, cushion and protection
Pick Cloudultra Pro Also good: Cloudultra 3 Technical i Rocks, roots, mud, steep ground
Pick Cloudultra Pro Also good: Cloudultra Peak RaceUnder 50K i Races under 50K, and fast runs
Pick Cloudultra Peak Also good: Cloudultra Pro Ultra50K and longer i 50K and longer
Pick Cloudultra Pro Also good: Cloudultra 3 Every On trail shoe Job Any Door-to-trail Daily Long run Technical Race Ultra Terrain Any Runnable Technical
Every current On trail shoe
Pick for Door-to-trail Also good for Daily
287 g 8 mm drop 2 mm lugs
GTX version of Cloudsurfer Trail 2
308 g 8 mm drop 2 mm lugs
Pick for Daily Also good for Long run and Ultra
295 g 6 mm drop 3 mm lugs
Pick for Long run, Technical and Ultra Also good for Race
275 g 6 mm drop 4.3 mm lugs
Pick for Race Also good for Technical
229 g 4 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Also good for Door-to-trail and Daily
298 g 5 mm drop
GTX version of Cloudvista 3
328 g 5 mm drop
