Bought these shoes because I have a neuroma in one foot that is extremely painful after about 2 miles of hiking even with the widest of wide shoes.  Because the Altra Lone Peak shoes allow my toes to spread out, I've never had a problem hiking or backpacking, even up to 25 miles a day.  I have the Lone Peak 3.0 low cuts for use in Summer, and wear these in early Spring and Fall.  They breathe pretty well even with the waterproof outer shell, and my feet never got wet even when backpacking in pretty soggy conditions (Washington's Olympic National Park, California's Coastal Redwoods, etc.).  Really hope Altra keeps making this model, because I tried the 3.5 model in the low cut, and the toe box is too tight for me.