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JOIN NOWAverage Weight: Men's 300g / Women's 248g
Heel-to-toe drop: Zero
Stack height: 25mm
Well-cushioned zero-drop running shoes for muddy or hard-packed trails. FootShape toe box allows your toes to spread in comfort and helps keep feet stable. Suitable for running or hiking.
Upper: There are some minor updates to the upper design, but it still retains its sturdy almost traditional appearance. Where many companies have gone seamless or apply heat bonded seals on the uppers, Altra have kept with stitched upper components for now, which they feel enhances durability.
Midsole: The midsole has also seen an upgrade, as it now features Altra’s higher-rebounding Altra EGO compound. This is slightly softer and more responsive than previously. It also features a revamped engineered rock-plate, which as well as helping protect the foot from jagged stones and the like, also helps engender a smoother transition through the forefoot phase of the gait cycle.
Outsole: Altra’s MaxTrac™ rubber compound gives great grip, traction, and durability with 4mm deep lugs. The Trail Claw grip has been updated. The hexagonal lugs, which were used along with the chevron shaped lugs, have been ditched. Apart from the 3 square studs either side of the mid-foot, the forefoot and rearfoot are now 100% chevron lugs: forward facing in the fore front and rear facing in the heel to allow superb traction both ascending and descending. They are also slightly more spaced out, which should quicker release of any accumulated mud.
Altra’s Lone Peak has become somewhat a classic shoe for many trail lovers.
I have worn a lot of lower 4-6mm drop road and trail shoes over the years, as well as the traditional higher drops of many road shoes. I personally didn’t find the zero-drop an issue at all. As mentioned in the Cons above, if you haven’t had a low-drop shoe before, a transition period is needed, maybe alternating with your existing shoes for a while to enable you to adjust.
Despite the wide toe-box, they are snug around the midfoot and ankle making for an incredibly good fit. Although it is not a stiff heel collar, the strategic placing of the heel overlays gives you the feeling of an element of control that some softer heel tabs don’t give you.
We all know that there is no perfect trail or fell shoe for every run or race, but the lugs of the Lone Peak seem totally adequate on hard-packed and muddy trails. I would probably opt for deeper fell-shoe grip of the Altra King MT or similar for open hill and moorland runs, which have serious mud and more technical sections.
If you loved previous editions of the Lone Peak, the latest update won’t disappoint. If you are a runner who likes to “feel the trail” in a low profile shoe, while still feeling protected for many miles of impact, the latest Lone Peak is well worth taking a closer look at.
Mrs. Anne Marie HydeApril 30, 2021 at 7:27pm
I would like to try Altra for walking, i have a wide foot, which model would you recommend please ? ReplyNeil PhillipsMarch 8, 2021 at 9:39pm
Hi,I am interested in the Altra Lone Peak 5.0 in size 9.5. I believe they now do a wide fitting, will it be possible to get that in the UK please?
Many thanks,
Neil Phillips Reply
Nandanti MartaskovaMarch 9, 2021 at 5:06pm
Hi Neil, Thank you for your comment. We have received the men's Lone Peak 5 just today. Altra UK is not going to bring Lone Peak in the wide fitting this year so this is not going to be available in this country. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help with. Thank you, Kind Regards Nandanti
ReplyOllieMarch 6, 2021 at 1:27pm
Hi,Really keen to get a pair of the new lone peak 5s, when will they be available to order and which colours will you be stocking?
Thanks!
Ollie Reply
Nandanti MartaskovaMarch 9, 2021 at 5:12pm
Hi Ollie, Thank you for your comment. We've just received the Lone Peak 5 to our store today, which is very exciting. You can see them here: https://www.runandbecome.com/item/Altra/Lone-Peak-5/68V6?v=68v7 Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you. Thank you, Kind Regards Nandanti Reply