Having ran in this shoe for a few months now, the annoyingly named Salomon XA Pro 3D ... weekly trail runs at lower paces it did hit the spot, and it may make a great ultra running shoe.

Hiking shoes are lighter and comfier than boots, but they might not perform as well over long distances on rocky terrain.

Salomon's X Ultra 4 GTX men's trail shoes take the ... they do port over some of those trail running shoe characteristics that encourage you to get all ‘mountain goat’ on the trails.