Trail · Neutral · 11.7 oz · 12mm drop · 28/16mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 10 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Cascadia 9 trails most trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort 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.
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
40/100
“Excellent traction. Even wore them on a hike up Half Dome and no slipping”
“Feeling somewhat connected to the ground while not feeling every pebble under my feet”
“Good fit for downhill running, no foot sliding forward”
“Gives a couple hundred miles more than other shoes”
“Rock plate makes trail running very comfortable without the overly thick cushioning”
“Super comfortable, plenty room in toe box”
“Great blend of responsiveness and comfort on a trail”
“A little heavy”
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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
Each dot is one version of the Cascadia, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 0 reviews
68 Below average
10 Confidence
2025 · 0 reviews
71 Decent
29 Confidence
2024 · 5 reviews
64 Below average
67 Confidence
2023 · 2 reviews
67 Below average
32 Confidence
2021 · 1 review
70 Decent
21 Confidence
2019 · 2 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
36 Confidence
2018 · 3 reviews
86 Good
60 Confidence
2017 · 5 reviews
69 Below average
40 Confidence
2017 · 3 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
41 Confidence
2015 · 1 review
63 Below average
21 Confidence
Cascadia 9 This shoe
2014 · 5 reviews
65 Below average
40 Confidence
2014 · 4 reviews
69 Below average
32 Confidence
2016 · 1 review
70 Decent
25 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
jumbo jim · Apr 3, 2015
35 mpw training for ultramarathons
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
55 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
jumbo jim · Sep 9, 2014
40 mpw
5/5
Overall
tbibb old trail runner · Aug 27, 2014
25 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
20 mpw training for ultramarathons
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