Which Trail Shoe Is Right For You 2026? Road-to-trail, race day, ultra etc

Trail running is booming, and there's really no better time to explore the grit, dirt, mud, and gravel of the trails. But before you do, make sure you're lacing up the right pair of shoes for you! We've reviewed them all to bring you a roundup of our favourite trail shoes of 2026 loved by The Running Channel Team. Join The Running Channel Club at https://bit.ly/4gms9NE to meet like-minded runners, get exclusive content and access expert guidance through courses and live Q&As. What’s in this video? 00:00 Best trail shoes 2026 00:40 Best road to trail shoe 01:50 Hoka Challenger 8 02:27 Nike Pegasus Trail 5 04:04 Merrell Promorph 05:08 Salomon Aeroglide 3 Grvl 06:24 Road to trail top pick 06:49 Best short distance trail shoe 07:56 Nike Wildhorse 10 08:22 The North Face Vectiv Enduris 4 09:20 New Balance Fresh Foam X Hierro V9 10:42 Mount to Coast T1 11:46 On Cloudultra 3 12:31 Altra Olympus 275 12:35 Altra Timp 6 14:12 Short distance top pick 14:34 Best long distance trail shoe 15:35 Hoka Mafate X 16:05 La Sportiva Prodigio Pro 16:59 Scott Kinabalu Ultra 17:37 Inov8 Trailfly Max 18:19 Nnormal Kjerag 2.0 19:22 Long distance top pick 19:59 Best race day trail shoe 20:52 The North Face Summit Vectiv Pro 3 21:32 Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra Trail 22:30 On Cloud Ultra Pro 22:34 Hoka Rocket X Trail 24:32 Race day trail shoe top pick 24:51 TRC Best trail shoe 2026 MUSIC licensed by Artlist and Epidemic Sound -------------------- Thank you to our partners: Garmin - https://www.garmin.com Want to give Runna a try? Click below for a 2-week FREE trial: https://web.runna.com/redeem?code=TRC -------------------- Follow us on socials: → FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRunningChannel ← → INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/runningchannel ← → STRAVA - https://www.strava.com/clubs/runningchannel ← Or get in touch with us by sending an email to [email protected] Read this far? Thanks! Please like this video, SUBSCRIBE and share us with your running friends. We would really appreciate it! Check out our Editorial Policy here: https://therunningchannel.com/editorial-policy/