I bought these shoes for my kids this year....we have stayed with the Merrell brand for our children for about 7yrs now.  These shoes are high quality and will easily be passed down.  The brown is great color, LOVE the toggle. These shoes are mainly for street use, daily wear and for some light hiking, the bottoms are not very knobbly but I can live with that since we don't hike really rocky ground or steep inclines.  I would HIGHLY recommend these shoes.