Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 25, 2019
25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 3
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
HOKA Challenger ATR 4
Trail · Neutral · 9 oz · 5mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Challenger ATR 5 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Challenger ATR 4 trails most trail shoes in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Challenger ATR product line. Another 8 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
44/100
Prefer this shoe over another
11% 1/9
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Cushioning draws 5.0 out of 5, and reviewers describe it as comfortable on long runs.
- At 9.0 oz in the men's build and 8.0 oz in the women's it keeps that cushioning without much weight.
- Runners use it for trails, gravel and easy recovery miles.
Cons
- Value draws 3.8 out of 5 across four reviewers, the lowest mark of any dimension.
- The Challenger ATR 5 and 6 after it score 76 and 86 against its 66.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Challenger ATR
Each dot is one version of the Challenger ATR, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 9 reviews
70 Decent
61 Confidence
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2020 · 6 reviews
85 Good
71 Confidence
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2019 · 6 reviews
76 Decent
69 Confidence
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Challenger ATR 4 This shoe
2017 · 4 reviews
66 Below average
44 Confidence
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2017 · 2 reviews
76 Decent
29 Confidence
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2017 · 1 review
72 Decent
21 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q4
- MSRP
- $130
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
Good trail shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 5, 2018
25 mpw came from the HOKA Clifton 4
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
hoka one one challeger
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 24, 2018
70 mpw training for middle distance came from the HOKA Clifton 3
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 15, 2018
35 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 19
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
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- HOKA Challenger ATR 2 previous version
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Reviewers Also Ran In
- HOKA Clifton 3 2 runners
- HOKA Clifton 4 1 runner
- Mizuno Wave Rider 19 1 runner