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Merrell Trail Glove 1

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Merrell Trail Glove 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Merrell Trail Glove 1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

86
Overall
86
Comfort
86
Value
83
Appearance
81
Durability
78
Cushioning
62
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

75 Moderate

75

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. Brand rating
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

75% 3/4

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • All three reviewers so far rate it 5 out of 5 overall and for comfort, and one says it seems to help their plantar fasciitis.
  • One reviewer logs roughly 1200 miles across two pairs.
  • The Trail Glove 2 after it scores 82 on one review, and the reviewer who moved to it says it is not as good.

Cons

  • Appearance and value are the weakest dimensions at 3.7 out of 5 each.

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

Trail Glove 1 rates 86. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Merrell Trail Glove

Each dot is one version of the Trail Glove, 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.
  • Trail Glove 7

    Release year unknown · 1 review

    89 Good

    0 Confidence

  • Trail Glove 5

    2019 · 4 reviews

    87 Good

    74 Confidence

  • Trail Glove 4

    2017 · 3 reviews

    84 Good

    54 Confidence

  • Trail Glove 3

    2017 · 1 review

    83 Good

    32 Confidence

  • Trail Glove 2

    2016 · 1 review

    78 Decent

    36 Confidence

  • Trail Glove 1 This shoe

    2015 · 3 reviews

    86 Good

    75 Confidence

Runner Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2015

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Seems to be helping with my version of PF

Anonymous runner · May 10, 2015

20 mpw

Comfort
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

5/5

Overall

[email protected] · Apr 11, 2015

40 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

5/5

Overall

I have roughly 1200 mile on my first two pairs of the Trail Glove 1's. The model was discontinued and I am currently running in the Trail Glove 2, it's okay, but not as good as the original.

Anonymous runner · Mar 23, 2015

50 mpw 2,607 miles in this shoe training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 15

Comfort
5/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
2/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
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Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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9.7 oz
Stack
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Drop
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8mm
Release
2015
2019 Q1
2026 Q2 Newest
MSRP
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$140 Lower MSRP
$155
Best price
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$93
Ratings
Overall
86 Good
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92 Very good Best overall
Comfort
86 Good Best comfort
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79 Decent
Cushioning
62 Below average
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77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
78 Decent
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85 Good Best durability
Appearance
81 Good
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95 Excellent Best appearance
Value
83 Good
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84 Good Best value rating
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