Altra Lone Peak 4.5

Name: Altra Lone Peak 4.5
Brand: Altra

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Lone Peak 5.0 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Lone Peak 4.5 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Lone Peak product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

69/100

Overall

Below average 69

Comfort

Good 86

Appearance

Below average 69

Durability

Bottom-tier 58

Value

Bottom-tier 58

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 50

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

35/100

Very low 35

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

What runners say

“Great lugs on the sole which grips well in muddy wet conditions”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“The uppers seem to always tear which is annoying”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“The tongue is short so difficult to pull up”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“I'm a fan of wide toe boxes and Altra is the brand for that”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“Fits like a glove”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“I wish there was more cushioning”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One reviewer says it fits like a glove, and is a fan of the wide toe box.
That reviewer says the lugs grip well in muddy, wet conditions.

Cons

That reviewer wishes for more cushioning.
The same reviewer, an Altra user of five or six years, says the uppers always seem to tear.
The Lone Peak 4.0 before it scores 88 on six reviews.

Lone Peak 4.5 rates 69. This shoe has very 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

40 60 80 100

74 2015 73 2017 87 2018 79 2022 93 2023 82 2024 82 2025 81 2014 79 2016 68 2017 69 2019

Release year

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

Lone Peak 4.5 This shoe

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

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

3 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 3

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2019 Q4
MSRP: $120

Runner reviews

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Altra Lone Peak 4.5 Feedback

4/5

Overall

This shoe is comfortable and fits like a glove. The tongue is short so difficult to pull up. Great lugs on the sole which grips well in muddy wet conditions, like I experienced yesterday in a messy trail race. I wish there was more cushioning and it’s to early to tell durability. I have been a consistent user of Altras for 5-6 years but the uppers seem to always tear which is annoying. I would like to see them work on that issue. That said I’m a fan of wide toe boxes and Altra is the brand for that. I really like this shoe for trail running but I wish there was more cushioning and less issues with tearing.

Anonymous runner · Jan 12, 2020

30 mpw training for a half marathon