Merrell

Trail Glove 1

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Trail · Neutral
Excellent (91/100)

Shoe details

Release
2025

Ratings & Reviews

Excellent (91/100)

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Overall

Excellent (91/100)

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Excellent (91/100)

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Ranks above 87% of shoes

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Comfort

Exceptional (98/100)

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Exceptional (98/100)

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Ranks above 96% of shoes

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Value

Above average (87/100)

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Above average (87/100)

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Ranks above 76% of shoes

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Appearance

Above average (84/100)

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Above average (84/100)

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Ranks above 67% of shoes

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Durability

Good (80/100)

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Good (80/100)

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Ranks above 57% of shoes

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Cushioning

Below average (62/100)

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Below average (62/100)

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All Running Shoes

Better than 87% of 2,538 running shoes ranked.

Excellent (91/100)

Trail Shoes

Better than 93% of 392 trail shoes ranked.

93%

Merrell

Better than 88% of 23 Merrell shoes ranked.

88%

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7.2 oz M Lightest
8.6 oz M
Stack
37/32mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2025 Newest
2019 Q1
2024 Q2
MSRP
$100 Lower MSRP
$155
Best price
$108.97
Ratings
Overall
Very good (87%)
Very good (81%)
Excellent (97%) Best overall
Comfort
Excellent (96%) Best comfort
Excellent (93%)
Excellent (92%)
Cushioning
Bottom tier (10%)
Bottom tier (6%)
Exceptional (98%) Best cushioning
Durability
Average (57%)
Above average (69%)
Very good (89%) Best durability
Appearance
Above average (67%)
Excellent (95%) Best appearance
Good (71%)
Value
Good (76%)
Very good (90%) Best value
Very good (85%)
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Reader Ratings

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Reader review

Anonymous runner · May 10, 2015

5/5

Overall

Seems to be helping with my version of PF
Comfort
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

Reader review

[email protected] · Apr 11, 2015

5/5

Overall

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

Reader review

Anonymous runner · Mar 23, 2015

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