Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 10.6 oz · 36/30mm stack · 6mm drop
Variants of this shoe
Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Caldera 7 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Caldera 6’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 5 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
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.
Confidence
78 Moderate
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
We’re waiting for more external rating data to become available.
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.
“One of the only trail shoes with a lot of cushion”
“Beefy shoe for getting in miles”
“Not too speedy but versatile”
“Great for price”
“Good traction and comfortable”
100% 3/3
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Caldera, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2024 · 0 reviews
80 Good
56 Confidence
2023 · 0 reviews
80 Good
52 Confidence
Caldera 6 This shoe
2022 · 5 reviews
74 Decent
78 Confidence
2021 · 0 reviews
76 Decent
63 Confidence
2017 · 1 review
70 Decent
52 Confidence
2017 · 0 reviews
75 Decent
0 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Really good, not just on trail. One of the only trial shoes with a lot of cushion, great for price, great for easy runs and some speed work but really mostly easy runs if you are a more serious trainer
Anonymous runner · Oct 30, 2024
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Glycerin 20
4/5
Overall
bought on sale so very affordable. good traction and comfortable
Anonymous runner · Dec 28, 2023
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 8
4/5
Overall
Did fine on road to trail. Beefy guys for getting in miles. Not too speedy but versatile, ran one race in them and it wasn’t the shoes that held me back.
Botts · Jun 23, 2023
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Speedgoat 5
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