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Altra Lone Peak 1.5

Trail · Neutral

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Lone Peak 2.0 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Lone Peak 1.5 ranks above most trail shoes in our data. Comfort and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Lone Peak product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

81/100
Overall
81
Comfort
90
Durability
73
Appearance
70
Cushioning
60
Value
59
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

40/100

40

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Both reviewers so far rate comfort 5 out of 5, one naming the wide toe box on a podiatrist's advice.

Cons

  • The Lone Peak 7 later in the line scores 94 on sixteen reviews against its 81.
  • Appearance draws 3.0 out of 5 in the two reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Lone Peak 1.5 rates 81. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Lone Peak

Each dot is one version of the Lone Peak, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Lone Peak 4.5

    2019 · 3 reviews

    69 Below average

    35 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 3.5

    2017 · 2 reviews

    68 Below average

    36 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 2.5

    2016 · 1 review

    79 Decent

    26 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 1.5 This shoe

    2014 · 2 reviews

    81 Good

    40 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 9

    2025 · 4 reviews

    82 Good

    70 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 8

    2024 · 6 reviews

    82 Good

    61 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 7

    2023 · 16 reviews

    93 Excellent

    88 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 6

    2022 · 4 reviews

    79 Decent

    51 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 4.0

    2018 · 6 reviews

    87 Good

    64 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 3.0

    2017 · 1 review

    73 Decent

    46 Confidence

  • Lone Peak 2.0

    2015 · 3 reviews

    74 Decent

    51 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 1
4/5 1
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Amazing comfort, and seems very durable so far. I only have about 100 miles on this shoes. I had the Altra Instinct before and the fabric ripped out before I even made it to 700 miles. I really like the way they feel and I just hope they last me for 1000 - 1500 miles.

WilliamsRunnerUK · Sep 21, 2014

25 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

needed a shoe with a wide toe box, and this has it. Podiatrist recommended a zero drop shoe or close to it, an d Altra shoes have this

CSRUNS · Sep 19, 2014

35 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
1/5
Value
3/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.1 oz M
8.6 oz M Lightest
Stack
25/25mm
37/32mm
Drop
mm
5mm
Release
2014
2025 Q4 Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$145
$155
Best price
$139.99
$115.25 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
Good (81)
Good (82)
Exceptional (98) Best overall
Comfort
Very good (90)
Very good (91)
Very good (92) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (60)
Below average (62)
Exceptional (98) Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (73)
Decent (73)
Very good (91) Best durability
Appearance
Decent (70)
Below average (69)
Good (87) Best appearance
Value
Bottom-tier (59)
Decent (77)
Excellent (93) Best value
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