Hoka
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
HOKA Clifton 6
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.1 oz · 5mm drop · 27/22mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Clifton 7 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Clifton 6 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. Most runners who came to it from another shoe preferred it. The rating rests on 68 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Clifton product line.
Good
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
97/100
What runners say
“There is no pop at all — I just sink into the foam. It's like running in mud.”
“The shoes are narrow, even in the 2E. This is most noticeable in the toebox, around the pinky toe.”
“The cushioning is responsive and doesn't have that feeling of sinking into the shoe.”
“After around 100 miles the tread started to wear away and significantly so after about 200 miles.”
“Have to switch shoes every 250-300 miles to avoid injury.”
“Other cushioned shoes can feel blocky or heavy, but the Clifton really doesn't.”
“It provides plenty of cushioning but is by no means a slow shoe.”
“The shoe has a very comfortable and cushioned feel without compromising responsiveness.”
“I like the ride for long easy runs but for anything faster is pretty bad.”
“I got black toenails and blisters on the tip of second and third toes.”
Prefer this shoe over another
49% 34/69
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers rate cushioning 4.8 out of 5 and use it for easy days and long road runs.
- It weighs 9.1 oz, and reviewers call it light for the cushioning it carries.
- Seven reviewers over fifty say it lets them keep running with knee, calf or joint pain.
Cons
- Reviewers rate durability 4.0 out of 5, and four report the tread and foam going near 300 miles.
- Five reviewers find it unresponsive and bulky at faster paces.
- Three reviewers find the toe box narrow, one blistering at first and one narrow even in 2E.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Clifton
Each dot is one version of the Clifton, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 3 reviews
86 Good
70 Confidence
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2025 · 11 reviews
95 Excellent
87 Confidence
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2023 · 130 reviews
99 Exceptional
100 Confidence
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2021 · 57 reviews
95 Excellent
97 Confidence
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2020 · 8 reviews
81 Good
83 Confidence
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Clifton 6 This shoe
2019 · 68 reviews
87 Good
97 Confidence
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2018 · 48 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
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2017 · 51 reviews
64 Below average
98 Confidence
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2016 · 37 reviews
98 Exceptional
98 Confidence
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2015 · 5 reviews
97 Exceptional
90 Confidence
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2014 · 16 reviews
99 Exceptional
97 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.1 oz
- Release
- 2019 Q2
- MSRP
- $130
- Stack Height
- 27mm heel - 22mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
#4 - the best
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Vanquish 3
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Revolutionary marshmallow running shoes!
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 5, 2019
15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 22
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Bondi 5
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Best cushioned shoes
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019
15 mpw training for middle distance came from the Brooks Launch 5
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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