Great cushioning and plenty of toe room
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 11, 2020
45 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Altra Lone Peak 4.0
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Topo Athletic Ultraventure
Trail · Neutral · 8.7 oz · 5mm drop · 35/30mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Topo Athletic Ultraventure 2 replaced it
How it ranks
The Topo Athletic Ultraventure ranks among the stronger trail shoes in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Ultraventure product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Very good
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
50/100
What runners say
“Can run for hours on rocky terrain without feeling feet are hamburger.”
“A true slipper, and a protective one at that.”
“Outsole is durable and sticky rubber for fast descents.”
“Most comfortable trail shoe. Bar none.”
“Perfect balance of cushioning, weight and durability.”
“They're not always grippy on bare rocks and they are a bit too soft for really technical trails.”
“Love the toe box, as narrower shoes give turf toe.”
“Great for moderately technical trails and if you need to do some road running as well.”
“The Topos felt comfortable out of the box and have been fine on the trail.”
“They fit true to size.”
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers call it comfortable over long, rocky trail hours.
- Two reviewers with wide feet praise the roomy toe box.
- Light at 8.7 oz despite a 35mm heel stack.
Cons
- One reviewer finds it slippery on bare rock and too soft for really technical trails.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic Ultraventure
Each dot is one version of the Ultraventure, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
84 Good
22 Confidence
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2024 · 0 reviews
86 Good
44 Confidence
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2022 · 6 reviews
91 Very good
72 Confidence
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Ultraventure This shoe
2018 · 4 reviews
90 Good
50 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.7 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q4
- MSRP
- $155
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 30mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
Good trail show for wide feet
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 30, 2019
25 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-2000 5
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Ultraventure delivers
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019
50 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the La Sportiva Akasha
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
If you run off-road, you need the Topo Athletic Ultraventure
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019
20 mpw training for ultramarathons
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Topo Athletic Ultraventure In Context
More on the Topo Athletic Ultraventure
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- Topo Athletic Ultraventure 2 next version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- ASICS GT-2000 5 1 runner
- La Sportiva Akasha 1 runner
- Altra Lone Peak 4.0 1 runner