Altra Lone Peak 4.5

Name: Altra Lone Peak 4.5
Brand: Altra

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Lone Peak 5 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Lone Peak 4.5’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 68

Comfort

Decent 78

Appearance

Below average 67

Durability

Below average 63

Value

Below average 62

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 51

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.

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Confidence

74 Moderate

Moderate 74

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Great lugs on the sole which grips well in muddy wet conditions”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“The uppers seem to always tear which is annoying”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“The tongue is short so difficult to pull up”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“I'm a fan of wide toe boxes and Altra is the brand for that”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“Fits like a glove”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

“I wish there was more cushioning”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

One reviewer says it fits like a glove, and is a fan of the wide toe box.
That reviewer says the lugs grip well in muddy, wet conditions.

Cons

That reviewer wishes for more cushioning.
The same reviewer, an Altra user of five or six years, says the uppers always seem to tear.
The Lone Peak 4.0 before it scores 88 on six reviews.

Lone Peak 4.5 rates 68. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Lone Peak

Each dot is one version of the Lone Peak, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

66 2015 65 2017 74 2018 75 2021 78 2022 84 2023 76 2024 79 2025 68 2014 67 2016 64 2017 68 2019

Release year

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

Lone Peak 4.5 This shoe

2019 · 3 reviews

68 Below average

74 Confidence
Lone Peak 3.5

2017 · 2 reviews

64 Below average

68 Confidence
Lone Peak 2.5

2016 · 1 review

67 Below average

53 Confidence
Lone Peak 1.5

2014 · 2 reviews

68 Below average

61 Confidence
Lone Peak 9

2025 · 4 reviews

79 Decent

72 Confidence
Lone Peak 8

2024 · 6 reviews

76 Decent

79 Confidence
Lone Peak 7

2023 · 16 reviews

84 Good

86 Confidence
Lone Peak 6

2022 · 4 reviews

78 Decent

73 Confidence
Lone Peak 5

2021 · 0 reviews

75 Decent

71 Confidence
Lone Peak 4.0

2018 · 6 reviews

74 Decent

84 Confidence
Lone Peak 3.0

2017 · 1 review

65 Below average

69 Confidence
Lone Peak 2.0

2015 · 3 reviews

66 Below average

74 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 0

4/5 3

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2019 Q4
MSRP: $120

Runner reviews

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Altra Lone Peak 4.5 Feedback

4/5

Overall

This shoe is comfortable and fits like a glove. The tongue is short so difficult to pull up. Great lugs on the sole which grips well in muddy wet conditions, like I experienced yesterday in a messy trail race. I wish there was more cushioning and it’s to early to tell durability. I have been a consistent user of Altras for 5-6 years but the uppers seem to always tear which is annoying. I would like to see them work on that issue. That said I’m a fan of wide toe boxes and Altra is the brand for that. I really like this shoe for trail running but I wish there was more cushioning and less issues with tearing.

Anonymous runner · Jan 12, 2020

30 mpw training for a half marathon