Gear

Trail shoes (low walking shoes)

Low walking shoes. Photo: Ola Njå Bertelsen, Snuitide

Low shoes like trainers, best suited to good paths and gravel tracks close to home. Let water in easily, little support with a heavy pack.

Trail shoes (also called walking shoes or low walking shoes) are shoes that are as low as trainers, and that are best suited to good paths and gravel tracks close to home. They give little support and are low, so they let water in easily. They are not suited to longer trips where you carry a pack.