The 6 best HOKA trail running shoes 2023

The 6 best HOKA trail running shoes 2023
Iván Vila
Iván Vila
Passionate about sports
Posted on 30-11-2023

One of the most prominent brands in the market is undoubtedly HOKA, you only need to look at the shoes of the runners at the starting line of the big trail running races to realize that it is one of the most popular brands and has a large number of followers.

We are already a few weeks away from the end of 2023, a year in which HOKA has presented different novelties and updates of its most emblematic models that are characterized by their design and, above all, by the comfort that all its models offer us.

The 6 best trail running shoes HOKA 2023

Shoes like the HOKA Speedgoat 5, or the HOKA Mafate Speed 4 are two of the shoes that are very popular among trail running enthusiasts, but they are not the only ones. The brand has a wide range of shoes that adapt to different runner profiles.

Best trail running shoes of HOKA 2023

As promised, here are the six most outstanding models of the trail running range of this year 2023 from HOKA. As we always do in our listings, we will be attentive to last minute news to update it.

HOKA Speedgoat 5

The HOKA Speedgoat 5 is the brand's trail running shoe par excellence and one of the most popular shoes among runners. The new version presents improvements, but with the same essence of performance that keeps it in the privileged situations among the best-selling trail shoes.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 5 mm
  • Pace: Medium, High
  • Weight: 292 gr

HOKA Zinal 2

The HOKA Zinal 2 is one of the best-selling shoes of the brand. It is a shoe that combines the best technologies and materials of the brand and that, in this second edition, reinvents itself, betting on speed and dynamism in technical and compact terrain for short but intense distances.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: Neutral, High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 5 mm
  • Pace: Medium, High

HOKA Tecton X 2

The HOKA Tecton X 2 is one of the fastest trail shoes of the brand as it incorporates the best technologies and materials of HOKA and a carbon plate that will help us to run fast in the mountains.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Technology: Carbon plate
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: Neutral
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 5 mm
  • Pace: Medium
  • Weight: 252 gr

HOKA Mafate Speed 4

The HOKA Mafate Speed 4 is one of the most interesting releases this season from HOKA. It is a shoe designed for long distance running thanks to its great cushioning and support.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 4 mm
  • Pace: Low, Medium
  • Weight: 295 gr

HOKA Challenger 7

The HOKA Challenger 7 is a shoe that we can use both to roll on asphalt and run on trails and paths as it belongs to the segment "door to trail" and in this edition incorporates interesting new features. Also available is the HOKA Challenger 7 GTX version that incorporates Gore-Tex membrane, so that rain is no excuse to go out and enjoy the mountain.

  • Surface: Road, Trail
  • Use: Training
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 5 mm
  • Weight: 207 gr

HOKA Torrent 3

The Hoka Torrent 3 is one of the most versatile trail running shoes of the brand. It is a lightweight model with which we can run from short to long distances for a variety of mountain terrain.

  • Surface: Trail
  • Use: Training, Racing
  • Cushion: High
  • Running gait: Neutral
  • Drop: 5 mm
  • Pace: Medium
  • Weight: 248 gr

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Iván Vila

Iván Vila

Passionate about sports

Graduated in Business Sciences and Master in Sport Management. I am passionate about sport, it is my way of life and indispensable in my daily life. I'm lucky to work in a field that I enjoy very much. I love starting the day with a little running or trail running to charge the physical and mental batteries. I also like to travel and, sometimes under the excuse of participating in a race. I'm collaborator of RUNNEA, hoping to contribute, to add valor to the project and to the area in general.