Brooks Cascadia 18
Trail · Neutral · 9.8 oz · 8mm drop · 33/25mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 19 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Cascadia 18 trails most trail shoes in our data. Durability and cushioning 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
67/100
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- A 33mm heel stack with an 8mm drop.
- Appearance averages 4.6 out of 5 across five reviews, its highest dimension.
Cons
- The Cascadia 17 before it scores 68 on two reviews.
- Averaging 9.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is 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.
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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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Cascadia 18 This shoe
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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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
- 9.8 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q3
- MSRP
- $170
- Stack Height
- 33mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 8mm
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- Brooks Cascadia 20
- Brooks Cascadia 19 next version
- Brooks Cascadia 17
- Brooks Cascadia 17 GTS previous version
- Brooks Cascadia 16
- Brooks Cascadia 15