Altra Superior 4

Name: Altra Superior 4
Brand: Altra

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Superior 4.5 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Superior 4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 66

Comfort

Good 80

Value

Good 80

Durability

Decent 70

Appearance

Below average 69

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 50

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

65 Moderate

Moderate 65

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers praise the roomy toe box, with no need to size up.
Reviewers describe a light, fast-feeling ride with solid trail grip.

Cons

The two who rated cushioning give it 3.5 out of 5, the lowest mark on the shoe.

Superior 4 rates 66. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Superior

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

69 2016 66 2017 68 2018 66 2019 72 2021 72 2023 65 2025 68 2017

Release year

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

Superior 3.5

2017 · 5 reviews

68 Below average

78 Confidence
Superior 7

2025 · 0 reviews

65 Below average

65 Confidence
Superior 6

2023 · 5 reviews

72 Decent

62 Confidence
Superior 5

2021 · 5 reviews

72 Decent

68 Confidence
Superior 4 This shoe

2019 · 2 reviews

66 Below average

65 Confidence
Superior 4.0

2018 · 2 reviews

68 Below average

61 Confidence
Superior 3.0

2017 · 3 reviews

66 Below average

64 Confidence
Superior 2.0

2016 · 3 reviews

69 Below average

72 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

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.

Release: 2019 Q1
MSRP: $110

Runner reviews

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Happy toes

5/5

Overall

The toe box is great. I no longer need to buy shoes a 1/2 size larger to make room for my toes. Will most likely be purchasing Altras again when these wear out.

Anonymous runner · Aug 10, 2019

14 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Superior 4

4/5

Overall

I asked my LRS "what's the trail version of the Escalante?" and they handed me this. It's done what was promised so far. A light, fast feeling shoe with solid grip on the bottom. I typically run roads, and run trails on the weekends, and this shoe has served me well for trail runs, probably up to a half marathon. Longer than that I think I would go with Hokas, for more cushion. The only negative I have: in a race last weekend, there was a section of rock, that became very slippery after a short rain. Traversing this section, it felt like I was on ice skates. Looking around at the other racers, I seemed to be handling it the worst. Maybe I'm just way more uncoordinated than everyone else, or these shoes for whatever reason handled that area very poorly.

emil_zatopek · Jul 3, 2019

15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Speed Instinct 2