{"id":4449,"date":"2020-12-02T06:23:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2022-02-19T06:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T12:52:06","slug":"can-you-hike-in-running-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/can-you-hike-in-running-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Hike In Running Shoes? Learn When It’s Totally Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This is such a good question. I hate having more than 3 pairs of shoes, do I need to go buy another pair? When I was a lot younger (around 16 years old or so), I’d go backpacking +15 miles a day with 40+ pound backpacks wearing only running shoes<\/strong>. Nowadays, things have changed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can hike with running shoes (or other active footwear) without any issues in certain conditions. The maximum distance you can hike in a day without issues wearing running shoes while carrying a heavy load is 5-7 miles<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If I had a choice, I would never<\/strong> go backpacking with just my running shoes these days. What’s different? How come I used to go with running shoes but I won’t now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can absolutely hike with running shoes. People do it all the time, and in fact it’s kind of unfortunate that the natural assumption we make is that you can’t go hiking without specialized shoes. This is just not true.<\/strong> Hiking shoes are comfortable and lightweight, which makes them great for certain types of hiking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I call out certain<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>types. Because there are distances and terrains that demand a more robust shoe. Let’s talk about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I was typing this up I realized that there are a lot of complexities to this question. I’ll make a table to make this easier to figure out:<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan You Hike With Running Shoes? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When It’s Okay To Wear Running Shoes While Hiking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n