Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 30, 2023
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Brooks Cascadia 17
Trail · Neutral · 11 oz · 8mm drop · 33/25mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 17 GTS replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Cascadia 17 trails most trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort 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: Below average
67/100
Overall
67
Durability
98
Comfort
87
Appearance
81
Cushioning
75
Value
75
Confidence
32
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
32/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Prefer this shoe over another
0% 0/4
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Both reviewers rate durability 5 out of 5.
- Both reviewers rate comfort and appearance 5 out of 5.
Cons
- Its two reviewers rate cushioning 4 out of 5, the lowest of its rated dimensions.
- Averaging 10.5 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is much heavier than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes on sale.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
50
60
70
80
90
100
25
50
75
100
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.
Rating
40
60
80
100
70
2016
69
65
2014
63
59
2017
69
86
2018
57
70
67
2023
64
71
68
2026
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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Cascadia 17 This shoe
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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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
- 11 oz
- Release
- 2023 Q2
- MSRP
- $170
- Stack Height
- 33mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Runner reviews
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Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11 oz M
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8.6 oz M
Lightest
Stack
33/25mm
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37/32mm
Drop
8mm
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5mm
Release
2023 Q2
2026
Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$170
$160
$155
Best price
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$153
$115.25
Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
Below average (67)
Below average (68)
Exceptional (98)
Best overall
Comfort
Good (87)
Decent (76)
Very good (92)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (75)
Decent (74)
Exceptional (98)
Best cushioning
Durability
Exceptional (98)
Best durability
Excellent (97)
Very good (92)
Appearance
Good (81)
Decent (73)
Good (87)
Best appearance
Value
Decent (75)
Decent (72)
Excellent (93)
Best value
Brooks Cascadia 17 In Context
More on the Brooks Cascadia
- Brooks Cascadia 20
- Brooks Cascadia 19
- Brooks Cascadia 18
- Brooks Cascadia 17 GTS next version
- Brooks Cascadia 16 previous version
- Brooks Cascadia 15