HOKA Clifton 6

Name: HOKA Clifton 6
Brand: HOKA
Rating: 4.5 (66 reviews)

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

87/100

Overall

Good 87

Cushioning

Exceptional 99

Comfort

Exceptional 98

Value

Decent 77

Durability

Decent 75

Appearance

Below average 60

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

97/100

Very high 97

What runners say

“There is no pop at all — I just sink into the foam. It's like running in mud.”

4/5 Full review 41 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Carbon X

“The shoes are narrow, even in the 2E. This is most noticeable in the toebox, around the pinky toe.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

“The cushioning is responsive and doesn't have that feeling of sinking into the shoe.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon

“After around 100 miles the tread started to wear away and significantly so after about 200 miles.”

4/5 Full review 41 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Carbon X

“Have to switch shoes every 250-300 miles to avoid injury.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Newton Gravity 8

“Other cushioned shoes can feel blocky or heavy, but the Clifton really doesn't.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Saucony Kinvara 10

“It provides plenty of cushioning but is by no means a slow shoe.”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a marathon came from the Skechers GOrun Ride 7

“The shoe has a very comfortable and cushioned feel without compromising responsiveness.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Saucony Kinvara 10

“I like the ride for long easy runs but for anything faster is pretty bad.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Rincon 2

“I got black toenails and blisters on the tip of second and third toes.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Altra Escalante 1.5

Prefer this shoe over another

49% 34/69

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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.

Clifton 6 rates 87. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

99 2014 97 2015 98 2016 64 2017 88 2018 87 2019 81 2020 95 2021 99 2023 95 2025 86 2026

Release year

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

Clifton 11

2026 · 3 reviews

86 Good

70 Confidence
Clifton 10

2025 · 11 reviews

95 Excellent

87 Confidence
Clifton 9

2023 · 130 reviews

99 Exceptional

100 Confidence
Clifton 8

2021 · 57 reviews

95 Excellent

97 Confidence
Clifton 7

2020 · 8 reviews

81 Good

83 Confidence
Clifton 6 This shoe

2019 · 68 reviews

87 Good

97 Confidence
Clifton 5

2018 · 48 reviews

88 Good

97 Confidence
Clifton 4

2017 · 51 reviews

64 Below average

98 Confidence
Clifton 3

2016 · 37 reviews

98 Exceptional

98 Confidence
Clifton 2

2015 · 5 reviews

97 Exceptional

90 Confidence
Clifton 1

2014 · 16 reviews

99 Exceptional

97 Confidence

Reader Ratings

68 ratings

5/5 40

4/5 26

3/5 1

2/5 1

1/5 0

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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

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So far, so good

5/5

Overall

I had previously only run in one other Hoka model: the Napali. I loved those shoes for the soft and comfortable feel while still being light and fast. The downside was that when they hit 350 miles they were done, flat and uncomfortable. I have about 200 miles on the Clifton 6. They are stiffer than the Napali under foot but are still soft and appear to be more durable on the bottom of the shoe. They are a great everyday trainer for logging big miles on the roads. I would say they would not be great tempo or interval shoes but are superb at easy paces. It will be interesting to see how long they last. I love getting a shoe past 600.

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

80 mpw training for a marathon came from the HOKA Napali

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 4

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

Like the Cliftons

4/5

Overall

I started wearing Hokas several years and started out with an early version of the Bondis. I liked those but found that the newer versions became a lot more rigid. Switched to Cliftons and haven't gone back. The only downside is cost, Hokas are pretty pricey.

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Bondi 5

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

Clifton review

4/5

Overall

Great shoe for my longer runs really cushions my 61 year old legs only thing I don’t like are the cost and shoe companies keep changing the models way too often

Anonymous runner · Jul 1, 2019

45 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 2/5

Perfect shoe for easy runs

5/5

Overall

If you run as much as I do, shoes that last matters a lot. These are the perfect shoes for putting in mileage. They are a great feel, feels like I'm running on a cloud.

BergLaufer · Jun 28, 2019

80 mpw training for a marathon came from the Salomon Sonic RA Pro 2