Brooks Cascadia 14

Name: Brooks Cascadia 14
Brand: Brooks

Trail · Neutral · 11.6 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 15 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Cascadia 14 trails most trail shoes in our data. Durability and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Cascadia product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

57/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 57

Durability

Good 86

Appearance

Below average 65

Cushioning

Below average 63

Comfort

Below average 61

Value

Bottom-tier 55

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

36/100

Very low 36

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

Prefer this shoe over another

25% 1/4

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Cons

Value averages 1.0 out of 5 and durability 2.0 across its two reviews.
Reviewers coming from the Cascadia 13 find the toe box and heel too roomy, with the foot sliding inside on technical trail.
They report blisters on the first long run, after more than 500 miles in the Cascadia 13 without one.

Cascadia 14 rates 57. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

70 2016 69 65 2014 63 59 2017 69 86 57 2019 70 67 64 2024 71 68 2026

Release year

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

Cascadia 20

2026 · 0 reviews

68 Below average

10 Confidence
Cascadia 19

2025 · 0 reviews

71 Decent

29 Confidence
Cascadia 18

2024 · 5 reviews

64 Below average

67 Confidence
Cascadia 17

2023 · 2 reviews

67 Below average

32 Confidence
Cascadia 16

2021 · 1 review

70 Decent

21 Confidence
Cascadia 14 This shoe

2019 · 2 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

36 Confidence
Cascadia 13

2018 · 3 reviews

86 Good

60 Confidence
Cascadia 12

2017 · 5 reviews

69 Below average

40 Confidence
Cascadia 11

2017 · 3 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

41 Confidence
Cascadia 10

2015 · 1 review

63 Below average

21 Confidence
Cascadia 9

2014 · 5 reviews

65 Below average

40 Confidence
Cascadia 8

2014 · 4 reviews

69 Below average

32 Confidence
Cascadia 6

2016 · 1 review

70 Decent

25 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 2

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.6 oz
Release: 2019 Q2
MSRP: $130

Runner reviews

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Disappointing

2/5

Overall

If you liked the previous iterations of this shoe, prepare to be disappointed by the Cascadia 14s. For one, the sizing is completely different from previous models. I ordered the same size in that I’ve been wearing in 2 previous pairs of Cascadia 13s and the new ones are way too roomy. The overall length of the shoe feels fine., it's just the heel and toe box that feel too wide. The toe box is so large that your foot slides around inside the shoe. Also, there’s way more room in the heel of the new model. I’ve been reduced to walking over technical sections of trail that I previously run because I’m so concerned about my foot moving in the shoe and slipping. Probably the most annoying problem with the fit is the resulting blisters. Prior to these shoes, I’d logged more than 500 miles this year in Cascadia 13s without a single blister. My first long run in these shoes, I got blisters on the inner part of each foot. I’ll use these shoes until they wear out but I’ll be shopping for a new trail shoe after this, and probably not from Brooks.

ccerling · Jul 29, 2019

50 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Brooks Cascadia 13

Comfort: 3/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 1/5

Disappointing

2/5

Overall

If you liked the previous iterations of this shoe, prepare to be disappointed by the Cascadia 14s. For one, the sizing is completely different from previous models. I ordered the same size in that I’ve been wearing in 2 previous pairs of Cascadia 13s and the new ones are way too roomy. The overall length is okay but the width of the toe box and heel are too wide. It fits like a normal shoe around my midfoot and arch. The toe box is so large that your foot slides around inside the shoe. Also, there’s way more room in the heel of the new model. I’ve been reduced to walking over technical sections of trail that I previously run because I’m so concerned about my foot moving in the shoe and slipping. Probably the most annoying problem with the fit is the resulting blisters. Prior to these shoes, I’d logged more than 500 miles this year in Cascadia 13s without a single blister. My first long run in these shoes, I got blisters on the inner part of each foot. I’ll use these shoes until they wear out but I’ll be shopping for a new trail shoe after this, and probably not from Brooks.

Anonymous runner · Jul 29, 2019

50 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Brooks Cascadia 13