Trail · Neutral · 11 oz · 25/25mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Lone Peak 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra Lone Peak 7 is one of the strongest trail shoes in our data. Comfort and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 16 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Lone Peak product line.
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.
Confidence
88/100
“Good traction and protection from rocks without being clunky”
“The lugs are too far apart in the heel resulting in excessive wear on our road to gravel trails”
“I stopped losing toenails, always a win”
“You can feel jagged rocks and roots while running on technical trails which is annoying as hell”
“A little more structured than the lone peak 6 which for me was a little floppy at times”
“The wide toe box is a game changer”
“The upper feels more secure and gives me confidence on rugged terrain”
“Took maybe 25 miles to break in”
“My foot would sometimes feel like it would slide or spill off the sole”
“The sizing is hit or miss”
83% 5/6
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Lone Peak, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2019 · 3 reviews
69 Below average
35 Confidence
2017 · 2 reviews
68 Below average
36 Confidence
2016 · 1 review
79 Decent
26 Confidence
2014 · 2 reviews
81 Good
40 Confidence
2025 · 4 reviews
82 Good
70 Confidence
2024 · 6 reviews
82 Good
61 Confidence
Lone Peak 7 This shoe
2023 · 16 reviews
93 Excellent
88 Confidence
2022 · 4 reviews
79 Decent
51 Confidence
2018 · 6 reviews
87 Good
64 Confidence
2017 · 1 review
73 Decent
46 Confidence
2015 · 3 reviews
74 Decent
51 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
Took maybe 25 miles to break in. Before that had a little heel lift and the fit wasn’t quite perfect. Now they feel great. Good traction and protection from rocks without being clunky. Ground feel is good. A little more structured than the lone peak 6 which for me was a little floppy at times.
Anonymous runner · Jul 29, 2023
20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Altra Lone Peak 6
4/5
Overall
Can't go wrong with Altra design; natural foot shape, particularly good for supinators
Anonymous runner · Jul 7, 2023
5/5
Overall
UltraDude · Jul 3, 2023
50 mpw training for ultramarathons
5/5
Overall
Great shoe. Feels amazing out of the box. Wear it on gravel and dirt trails. Boggs down on grass courses. Haven't tried them a technical trail course yet. Also a good light hiker. Added stretch laces for more comfort and convenience.
Shawn · Jun 13, 2023
15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Inov-8 X-Talon G 235
4/5
Overall
As an avid Altra user over the past 6 years I have worn nearly all models of their daily road and trail trainers. The Lone Peak 7 was their stable moderately to high cushioned daily trail runner. The 7th iteration of the Lone Peak has been stripped down to feel like a lightly to moderate cushioned nimbel trail shoe. Its funny because I thought Altra already had a nimble trail shoe in the Altra Superior line. The upper, the grip, the lock down is all sufficient in the Lone Peak 7, but the support and cushioning feel like the first few iterations of the Altra Superior. The Lone Peak 7 has no rock plate (if it does I don't notice it at all) and you can feel jagged rocks and roots while running on technical trails which is annoying as hell when you spend $150 on a TRAIL SHOE. The cushioning in the forefoot is moderate, but the cushioning in the midfoot to heel area is very minimal. While the shoe is light and nimble I would personally choose the current Altra Superior model as it is $50 bucks cheaper and has just as much (if not more cushioning) in the heel and midfoot, equivalent grip and upper. I give the Altra Lone Peak 7 a 7/10 b/c its still a comfortable shoe that performs well on chill to moderate trails and I haven't had any injury issues while wearing them. I just personally feel that the original idea of the Lone Peak line has been lost.
HarrierStu · Jun 13, 2023
30 mpw came from the HOKA Challenger ATR 5
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