Brooks Cascadia 18
Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.9 oz · 33/25mm stack · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 19 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Cascadia 18’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.
Decent
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
71 Moderate
External retailer ratings
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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
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- A 33mm heel stack with an 8mm drop.
- Appearance averages 4.6 out of 5 across five reviews, its highest dimension.
Cons
- The Cascadia 17 before it scores 68 on two reviews.
- Averaging 9.9 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes for sale.
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
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Cascadia
Each dot is one version of the Cascadia, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
80 Good
68 Confidence
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2025 · 0 reviews
80 Good
63 Confidence
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Cascadia 18 This shoe
2024 · 5 reviews
72 Decent
71 Confidence
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2023 · 2 reviews
72 Decent
74 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
79 Decent
80 Confidence
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2019 · 2 reviews
67 Below average
78 Confidence
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2018 · 3 reviews
77 Decent
80 Confidence
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2017 · 5 reviews
67 Below average
72 Confidence
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2017 · 3 reviews
60 Below average
64 Confidence
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2015 · 1 review
64 Below average
66 Confidence
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2014 · 5 reviews
65 Below average
79 Confidence
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2014 · 4 reviews
67 Below average
79 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
67 Below average
72 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.9 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 9.8 oz · Women's 10.0 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q3
- MSRP
- $170
- Stack
- 33/25mm
- Drop
- 8mm
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Brooks Cascadia 18 In Context
More on the Brooks Cascadia
- Brooks Cascadia 20
- Brooks Cascadia 19 next version
- Brooks Cascadia 17 previous version
- Brooks Cascadia 16
- Brooks Cascadia 15
- Brooks Cascadia 14