How to Choose Hiking Shoes
How to choose the best hiking boots depends largely upon what kind of hike you are taking . Whether it’s the climate and terrain, length of the hike or the activities you’re doing (think: backpacking or day hike?) will determine what sort of boots you should buy. To help you make the best decision here are a few basics to consider before you choose hiking boots. And while our shoe recommendations are specific to women, the tips for how to choose the best hiking boot apply to both women and men 1 LENGTH AND TERRAIN OF THE HIKE The length of your hike matters when it comes to footwear. So does the type of terrain you’ll encounter out there. A multi-day backpacking trip will require much sturdier boots with better tread and ankle support than an easy to moderate trail on flat ground would need. We’ll cover more about this further on in the article . 2 WEATHER AND CLIMATE The weather condit...