I belong to a group of women called WWW, we walk the world.  We travel all over to have walking (moderate hiking) adventures.  I use these shoes for our daily 4 miles walks in our mountain town.  They are perfect....so comfortable I don't know I am wearing them.  They work well with different types of socks and even with Yak Traks for our icy, snowy mornings.  I have been a New Balance customer for many years mainly because the athletic shoes come in wider widths.  I usually by two pairs when I find one I like.  I wish there was another color.  I did have to go up a half size because the toe box just wasn't big enough for downhill.  We get "black toe" up here in the mountains and you need room to keep the toes from banging.  Thanks Amazon and New Balance for helping to keep us healthy.  Please make them in grey so I can buy another pair.