These are awesome hiking shoes for the price. I went on a moderately strenuous hike from 6'200 to approx 8'900 elevation 8 1/2 mile hike and I did not get a single blister or sore feet! I would recommend to anyone (my feet are a little on avg to wide side, I don't have to wear wide shoes normally but if a shoe is narrow it's always to tight. If you have narrow feet these might not work as well for you) They are light weight the soles are thick I did not feel rocks under my feet although there were plenty. Only down side is they do not have as much of the extra support I was expecting for an over pronator. I have already recommended to the group I went hiking with.