Brooks Cascadia 8

Name: Brooks Cascadia 8
Brand: Brooks

Trail · Neutral · 11.9 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 9 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Cascadia 8 ranks below most trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 12 other rated shoes in the Cascadia product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Below average

69/100

Overall

Below average 69

Durability

Exceptional 98

Comfort

Decent 76

Cushioning

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 74

Value

Bottom-tier 60

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

32/100

Very low 32

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Its four reviewers all rate durability 5 out of 5, and one reports no wear inside or out.
One reviewer uses it for hiking and around the office as well as running.
One reviewer notes the tread pattern cleans easily after muddy runs.

Cons

Value is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.5 out of 5.
Averaging 10.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes on sale, though one reviewer finds it feels lighter on the run than in hand.

Cascadia 8 rates 69. 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 69 2014 65 63 59 2017 69 86 2018 57 70 2021 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

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 This shoe

2014 · 4 reviews

69 Below average

32 Confidence
Cascadia 6

2016 · 1 review

70 Decent

25 Confidence

Reader Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 11.9 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $120

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

50 mpw training for ultramarathons

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

This shoe, although it is relatively heavy, feels surprisingly light when running in it, and it has not worn out internally or externally like my prior shoe model. It has a tread pattern that allows rather easy cleaning when it gets muddy.

Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014

20 mpw training for a half marathon