HOKA Challenger ATR 6

Name: HOKA Challenger ATR 6
Brand: HOKA
Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)

Trail · Neutral · 9.8 oz · 5mm drop · 37/32mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Challenger ATR 7 replaced it

How it ranks

The HOKA Challenger ATR 6 ranks above most trail shoes in our data. Cushioning and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 6 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Challenger ATR product line. Another 6 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Good

85/100

Overall

Good 85

Cushioning

Excellent 94

Appearance

Good 89

Comfort

Good 86

Durability

Good 82

Value

Decent 71

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

71/100

Moderate 71

What runners say

“Never found them wanting for grip, even on steep sketchy single-track sheep trails”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Cushioned enough, light enough, stable enough, responsive enough”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for 5K and 10K

“Yet to show any signs of damage despite loose sharp slate”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Very solid fit with great laces”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for 5K and 10K

“Comfortable uphill, downhill, on grass, gravel, and tarmac”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“The challengers felt the most comfortable on my feet”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

43% 3/7

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

One of six reviewers so far finds it comfortable on road, gravel, grass and hill.
It stacks 37mm at the heel and weighs 9.8 oz, on a 5mm drop.
One of six reviewers so far reports grip on loose slate and no damage at 50 miles.

Cons

One of six reviewers so far records it as running small.

Challenger ATR 6 rates 85. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

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72 2017 76 2017 66 2017 76 2019 85 2020 70 2025

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Challenger ATR 7

2025 · 9 reviews

70 Decent

61 Confidence
Challenger ATR 6 This shoe

2020 · 6 reviews

85 Good

71 Confidence
Challenger ATR 5

2019 · 6 reviews

76 Decent

69 Confidence
Challenger ATR 4

2017 · 4 reviews

66 Below average

44 Confidence
Challenger ATR 3

2017 · 2 reviews

76 Decent

29 Confidence
Challenger ATR 2

2017 · 1 review

72 Decent

21 Confidence

Reader Ratings

6 ratings

5/5 5

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: 9.8 oz
Release: 2020 Q4
Stack Height: 37mm heel - 32mm toe
Drop Height: 5mm

Runner reviews

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Best all terrain shoe I've worn.

4/5

Overall

Great for fall and winter in northern Michigan.

Joe · Dec 1, 2023

training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Speedgoat 5

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 21, 2023

30 mpw training for 5K and 10K

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

Best shoe I've ever run in, but then it's also my first pair of running shoes 😁

5/5

Overall

So, this review isn't going to be the most useful as these are my first pair of running shoes and as such I've nothing to really compare them to. But I'll give it a go!

Most of my local runs consist of mostly trail with some road sections. So accordingly I went looking for some road and trail shoes, after trying on every pair of shoes fitting that description in my local running shop I decided on the the Hoka one one challenger 6's.

Why? Because out of all the other offerings the challengers felt the most comfortable on my feet, that's why!

They're comfortable up hill, down hill, on the grass, the gravel and the tarmac. Great shoes!

My average run includes climbing some of the smaller hills in Wales, namely mynydd y cilgwyn, moel tryfan and moel smytho, with sections cutting through working quarries and with other purely road sections.

So far (though they've only covered 50 miles) they've yet to show any signs of damage, despite all the loose sharp slate they've traversed. Which I reckon is fairly good going and despite the fact that they're not purely trail shoes I'm yet to have found them wanting for grip. Even when I'm leaping from stone to stone running down hill on steep sketchy single track sheep trails.

So to conclude, the Hoka one one challenger 6 road and trail running shoe does exactly what it says on the tin and it does it well! Go buy some some!

Merle Shannon · Jun 15, 2023

20 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Best Hoka shoes I’ve ever had. Fits like a glove and very comfortable.

5/5

Overall

Bill · Jun 12, 2023

20 mpw training for a marathon

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

Super Solid Shoe

5/5

Overall

The HOKA Challenger 6 ATR has been a great shoe for me. Cushioned enough, light enough, stable enough, responsive enough, A very solid fit with great laces. A wish this shoe had existed when i was 14-30 and running much more.

OXYRUNR · Jun 8, 2023

30 mpw training for 5K and 10K