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Brooks Cascadia 6

Trail · Neutral

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 11 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Cascadia 6 ranks below most trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 12 other rated shoes in the Cascadia product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

70/100
Overall
70
Durability
98
Comfort
79
Value
77
Cushioning
75
Appearance
75
Confidence

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

25/100

25

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • The one reviewer so far calls it extremely durable, as he does every earlier Cascadia, and rates every dimension 5 out of 5.

Cons

  • That reviewer finds something about the lacing system unnatural.
  • The Cascadia 13 scores 86 on three reviews against its 70.

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

Cascadia 6 rates 70. 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

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

    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 This shoe

    2016 · 1 review

    70 Decent

    25 Confidence

Reader Ratings

1 rating
5/5 1
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2016

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.6 oz M
Stack
37/32mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2016
2026 Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$160
$155
Best price
$153
$115.25 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
Decent (70)
Below average (68)
Exceptional (98) Best overall
Comfort
Decent (79)
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
Decent (75)
Decent (73)
Good (87) Best appearance
Value
Decent (77)
Decent (72)
Excellent (93) Best value
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