The North Face trail lineup

Men’s edition · 12 current shoes

The North Face has two trail families. The Altamesa shoes are comfortable, good-value trainers for smoother ground, and the Vectiv Enduris 4 is the cushioned long-run shoe. The Summit Series is for the mountains: the Offtrail shoes for rough ground and the plated Vectiv Sky 2 and Vectiv Pro 3 for racing.

Door-to-trailiI start on road, then hit the trails

PickAltamesa 300 V2Also good: Altamesa 500 V2

DailyiOne shoe for most of my trail runs

PickAltamesa 500 V2Also good: Altamesa 300 V2, Vectiv Enduris 4

Long runiLong days out, cushion and protection

PickVectiv Enduris 4Also good: Altamesa 500 V2, Offtrail Ultra

TechnicaliRocks, roots, mud, steep ground

PickOfftrail TRAlso good: Offtrail Ultra, Summit Series Vectiv Sky 2

RaceUnder 50KiRaces under 50K, and fast runs

PickSummit Series Vectiv Sky 2Also good: Offtrail Ultra

Ultra50K and longeri50K and longer

PickSummit Series Vectiv Pro 3Also good: Offtrail Ultra, Vectiv Enduris 4

Every The North Face trail shoe

Every current The North Face trail shoe

Altamesa 300 V2$150

Pick for Door-to-trailAlso good for Daily

267 g31 mm heel6 mm drop4 mm lugs

Altamesa 500 V2$170

Pick for DailyAlso good for Door-to-trail and Long run

277 g36 mm heel6 mm drop4 mm lugs

Altamesa 500 V2 GTX$190

GTX version of Altamesa 500 V2

303 g36 mm heel6 mm drop4 mm lugs

Vectiv Enduris 4$180

Pick for Long runAlso good for Daily and Ultra

287 g32 mm heel6 mm drop4 mm lugs

Offtrail TR$149

Pick for Technical

332 g24 mm heel6 mm drop5 mm lugs

Offtrail TR GTX$200

GTX version of Offtrail TR

354 g30 mm heel12 mm drop5 mm lugs

Summit Series Vectiv Sky 2$230

Pick for RaceAlso good for Technical

238 g25 mm heel6 mm drop5 mm lugscarbon plate

Summit Series Vectiv Pro 3$290

Pick for Ultra

294 g37 mm heel6 mm drop3.5 mm lugscarbon plate

Offtrail Ultra$190

Also good for Long run, Technical, Race and Ultra

264 g29 mm heel6 mm drop5 mm lugs

Fastpack Waterproof$180

381 g31 mm heel6 mm drop5 mm lugs

Offtrail Tech GTX$185

407 g30 mm heel6 mm drop

Vectiv Enduris 4 Race Edition$160

287 g32 mm heel6 mm drop4 mm lugs