HOKA Challenger 7
Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.9 oz (men's) · Men's 31/26mm · women's 30/25mm stack · 5mm drop
Variants of this shoe
- Challenger 7 GORE-TEX Waterproof
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Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Challenger 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Challenger 7’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 5 runner reviews so far, with brand history and external ratings also informing the score.
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
44 Moderate
External retailer ratings
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Based on
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- Brand rating
- External ratings
- Our ratings
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 29.
Pros
- Averaging 8.4 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes for sale, on a 44mm heel stack.
- Cushioning averages 4.4 out of 5 across its five reviews.
Cons
- Durability averages 2.6 out of 5 across those five reviews, the lowest of its dimensions.
- Comfort averages 3.8 out of 5 and value 3.4.
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.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Challenger
Each dot is one version of the Challenger, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 1 review
74 Decent
37 Confidence
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Challenger 7 This shoe
2022 · 5 reviews
66 Below average
44 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.9 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2022 Q4
- MSRP
- $155
- Stack
- Men's 31/26mm · women's 30/25mm
- Drop
- 5mm
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