Altamesa 500 V2
The North Face Altamesa 500 V2 is a highly cushioned daily trail shoe built around a soft nitrogen-TPU DREAM foam midsole with a wide, stable platform.
- Terrain
- trail
- Use
- trail
- Also good for
- Door to trail, easy runs, long runs
- Cushion
- high
- Firmness
- soft
- Weight
- 277g
- Drop
- 6mm
- Stack
- 36/30mm
- Lug
- 4mm
- Midsole
- DREAM nitrogen-TPU foam
- Outsole
- SURFACE CTRL SC2 rubber
- Upper
- Seamless engineered lightweight upper with zonal reinforcements
- Widths
- standard
A soft, high-stack trail cruiser for runners who want comfort over long, non-technical miles rather than agility on rough ground. Its big cushioned platform defines the ride.
Soft, high-rebound foam over a 36/30 mm stack with a 6 mm drop gives a plush, forgiving feel underfoot. The wider platform adds stability that offsets the tall, soft stack.
Standard width only, with a seamless engineered upper, padded collar and dual midfoot webbing for lockdown. No wide option, so runners needing extra volume should look elsewhere.
Long, smooth trail and door-to-trail miles where cushioning and comfort matter more than ground feel.
You run technical, rocky terrain and want a low, connected ride, since there is no rock plate and the tall soft stack reduces precision.

