Altra Superior 4.0

Name: Altra Superior 4.0
Brand: Altra

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.5 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Superior 4 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Superior 4.0 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the Superior product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

85/100

Overall

Good 85

Comfort

Very good 92

Value

Good 87

Durability

Decent 78

Appearance

Decent 74

Cushioning

Below average 61

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

23/100

Very low 23

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 praise the traction on trail.
Both reviewers so far like the roomy toe box and the Altra fit.
It weighs 8.5 oz in the men's version and 7.5 oz in the women's.

Cons

One of two reviewers so far finds it sloppy on fast downhills and the laces absurdly long.

Superior 4.0 rates 85. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Superior

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

90 2016 84 2017 85 2018 76 2019 84 2021 85 2023 80 2025 87 2017

Release year

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

Superior 3.5

2017 · 5 reviews

87 Good

60 Confidence
Superior 7

2025 · 0 reviews

80 Good

38 Confidence
Superior 6

2023 · 5 reviews

85 Good

39 Confidence
Superior 5

2021 · 5 reviews

84 Good

53 Confidence
Superior 4

2019 · 2 reviews

76 Decent

17 Confidence
Superior 4.0 This shoe

2018 · 2 reviews

85 Good

23 Confidence
Superior 3.0

2017 · 3 reviews

84 Good

44 Confidence
Superior 2.0

2016 · 3 reviews

90 Good

55 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.5 oz
Release: 2018 Q4

Runner reviews

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Altra Superior 4.0

5/5

Overall

This is my first trail shoe. I really like the larger toe box. It has great stability and traction. I'm still working out the right lace tightness for downhills. I feel they can get a bit sloppy on a fast downhill. Plus the laces are absurdly long.

Anonymous runner · Jul 25, 2019

40 mpw