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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.

Brooks Cascadia 18

of 5

Decent

72
Overall
72
Durability
86
Appearance
75
Cushioning
71
Value
71
Comfort
69
Confidence

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

71 Moderate

71

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.

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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

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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.

Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

Cascadia 18 rates 72. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Cascadia 20

    2026 · 0 reviews

    80 Good

    68 Confidence

  • Cascadia 19

    2025 · 0 reviews

    80 Good

    63 Confidence

  • Cascadia 18 This shoe

    2024 · 5 reviews

    72 Decent

    71 Confidence

  • Cascadia 17

    2023 · 2 reviews

    72 Decent

    74 Confidence

  • Cascadia 16

    2021 · 1 review

    79 Decent

    80 Confidence

  • Cascadia 14

    2019 · 2 reviews

    67 Below average

    78 Confidence

  • Cascadia 13

    2018 · 3 reviews

    77 Decent

    80 Confidence

  • Cascadia 12

    2017 · 5 reviews

    67 Below average

    72 Confidence

  • Cascadia 11

    2017 · 3 reviews

    60 Below average

    64 Confidence

  • Cascadia 10

    2015 · 1 review

    64 Below average

    66 Confidence

  • Cascadia 9

    2014 · 5 reviews

    65 Below average

    79 Confidence

  • Cascadia 8

    2014 · 4 reviews

    67 Below average

    79 Confidence

  • Cascadia 6

    2016 · 1 review

    67 Below average

    72 Confidence

Runner Ratings

5 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 2
3/5 1
2/5 0
1/5 0

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

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.9 oz
10.3 oz
9.7 oz Lightest
Stack
33/25mm
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Drop
8mm
6mm
8mm
Release
2024 Q3
2026
2026 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$170
$160
$155
Best price
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$153
$93 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
72 Decent
80 Good
92 Very good Best overall
Comfort
69 Below average
74 Decent
79 Decent Best comfort
Cushioning
71 Decent
71 Decent
77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
86 Good
89 Good Best durability
85 Good
Appearance
75 Decent
74 Decent
95 Excellent Best appearance
Value
71 Decent
73 Decent
84 Good Best value rating
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