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HOKA Zinal 3

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.0 oz · 31/26mm stack · 5mm drop

How it ranks

The HOKA Zinal 3’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history also informing the score.

HOKA Zinal 3

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

76
Overall
76
Value
74
Cushioning
71
Comfort
68
Appearance
67
Durability
66
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

28 Very low

28

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. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

Where to buy

Running Warehouse
$150

Frost / Neon Tangerine (and 2 others)

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Price as of Oct 22.

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Other retailers
Dick's Sporting Goods Black / White (and 1 other)
$150
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Amazon
$200
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Pros

  • It is much lighter than the typical trail shoe for sale.
  • It costs much less than the typical trail shoe for sale.

Cons

We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.

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
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Zinal 3 rates 76. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Zinal

Each dot is one version of the Zinal, 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.
  • Zinal 3 This shoe

    2026 · 1 review

    76 Decent

    28 Confidence

  • Zinal 2

    2023 · 4 reviews

    73 Decent

    56 Confidence

  • Zinal

    2021 · 2 reviews

    77 Decent

    36 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating
5/5 0
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 1

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.0 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 8.5 oz · Women's 7.5 oz
Release
2026
MSRP
$150
Widths
Medium
Stack
31/26mm
Drop
5mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

41, 42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Women's

6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10

4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8

37, 37.5, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.0 oz
7.4 oz Lightest
9.7 oz
Stack
31/26mm
30/25mm
—
Drop
5mm
5mm
8mm
Release
2026
2023 Q2
2026 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$150
$160
$155
Best price
$150
$103
$93 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
76 Decent
73 Decent
92 Very good Best overall
Comfort
68 Below average
68 Below average
79 Decent Best comfort
Cushioning
71 Decent
66 Below average
77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
66 Below average
73 Decent
85 Good Best durability
Appearance
67 Below average
71 Decent
95 Excellent Best appearance
Value
74 Decent
73 Decent
84 Good Best value rating
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