I've been trying to find a replacement for my beloved Saucony Peregrine 4 trail shoes (I burned through my four hoarded pairs), so I've tried the Merrell Trail Glove 4, the Altra King MT, and the Brooks Cascadia 11 as possible contenders. These were next on my list.

Now with Saucony's Everun material, these have a thicker sole than the Peregrine 4s, which is not necessary for me, but it's fine. These are super STICKY, substantial lugs to dig into muck, and a REAL rock plate like my old shoes, so I can still feel the ground, but NOT individual stones. A bit narrower in the toe box than other Saucony's of old, so a bit tight but workable. After 2 rugged miles on dirt, boulders, and small stones, up, down, sideways....feet, ankles, knees felt fine.

As for looks, they are a very nice shade of turquoise blue, with just a touch of violet, so I'm happy. (My old Peregrine 4s were a vivid teal blue). I have checked out other iterations of the Peregrine--5, 6, 8 even, but they are either uncomfortable for me, or I find them too ugly to bear looking at every day.