Disappointing durability
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Oct 2, 2018
60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Cascadia 11
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 1/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 2/5
Brooks Cascadia 12
Trail · Neutral · 12 oz · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 13 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Cascadia 12 ranks below most trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Cascadia product line. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Below average
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
40/100
What runners say
“The traction is incredible especially on steep, rocky descents.”
“The most durable of any trail shoe I've ever worn.”
“These shoes are just ridiculously comfortable for runs over 3 hours.”
“Good grip and rock plate to tackle varied single-track terrain.”
“It has enough support and cushion for longer runs 16+ miles.”
“I blew through the upper within the first 150 miles.”
“Handles adverse terrain well while not feeling too clunky.”
“They are a bit heavy and wouldn't wear them for shorter races or workouts.”
“The break in time was quick and the heel support didn't rub my haglunds too much.”
Prefer this shoe over another
67% 4/6
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers praise the grip on steep, rocky descents and varied single-track.
- One reviewer calls it ridiculously comfortable for runs over three hours.
- It lists at $130, below the $170 median for trail shoes on sale.
Cons
- Averaging 11.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is much heavier than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes on sale, and two reviewers call it heavy.
- One reviewer blew through the upper within the first 150 miles, and says the previous version did the same.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Cascadia
Each dot is one version of the Cascadia, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
68 Below average
10 Confidence
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2025 · 0 reviews
71 Decent
29 Confidence
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2024 · 5 reviews
64 Below average
67 Confidence
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2023 · 2 reviews
67 Below average
32 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
70 Decent
21 Confidence
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2019 · 2 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
36 Confidence
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2018 · 3 reviews
86 Good
60 Confidence
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Cascadia 12 This shoe
2017 · 5 reviews
69 Below average
40 Confidence
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2017 · 3 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
41 Confidence
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2015 · 1 review
63 Below average
21 Confidence
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2014 · 5 reviews
65 Below average
40 Confidence
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2014 · 4 reviews
69 Below average
32 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
70 Decent
25 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 12 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $130
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Brooks Cascadia 12
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 12, 2018
90 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the HOKA Challenger ATR 4
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Incredible Trail Shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
75 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Good trail trainer
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 3, 2018
30 mpw came from the Salomon Speedcross 4
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 30, 2017
training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Brooks Cascadia 12 In Context
More on the Brooks Cascadia
- Brooks Cascadia 20
- Brooks Cascadia 19
- Brooks Cascadia 18
- Brooks Cascadia 17
- Brooks Cascadia 17 GTS
- Brooks Cascadia 16
- Brooks Cascadia 13 next version
- Brooks Cascadia 11 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Salomon Speedcross 4 1 runner
- Brooks Cascadia 11 1 runner
- Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18 1 runner