Columbia Discontinued Newton Ridge Plus Womens Hiking Shoe

Very good

Supers chaussures de randonnée! Je recommande.

I took off one star because they do hurt my ankles. As I walk, the tops put pressure and bruise my ankles. I expected this was likely since I don't normally wear high top shoes, so it's not a deal-breaker. If I wore them a lot, they would no longer bruise me. I am still very happy with these boots! My husband and I (we are in our mid-50's) hiked several miles over about 3 days during our Fall color New York/Canada trip last month. The terrain was wet and muddy but fairly flat. I also wore them on the Hornblower, getting very close to Niagara Falls. Once, the water washed up onto the boat deck and onto my feet, and I didn't even feel it! (I had sprayed my new boots with 2 coats of Scotchguard before the trip; I'm a make-sure kind of gal. I also had on Frogg Togg rain pants.) But my feet never got close to being wet. About the big toe crease pain - I felt it immediately! But because of these reviews, I expected it. I wore them around the house for a couple of days before the trip, sticking moleskin to the top of my big toe where it hurt. Also, wearing wool-blend socks helped a lot because they're thicker. By the time I took my first hike, I no longer had any pain even without the moleskin and then in cotton socks! I was so happy I had stuck with them. Why? I wear a size 5, sometimes smaller. That makes hiking boots hard to find, and I like Columbia brand, and didn't want to pay an outrageous price at an outdoors store to get them fitted to my feet. I was really hoping these worked. Fortunately the weather was rather cold; I would definitely not wear these shoes in hot or warm weather, sad to say. With the exercise of walking a lot, at one point my feet got so hot I had to change shoes; fortunately I had brought others after reading some people found them hot. Thank you for the reviews!!

I bought these bad boys and didn't have to break them in. I went on a 6 mile hike the day after they arrived and I was shocked at how comfortable they are. Normally I would have to use shoe trees on boots in the past to make sure they're stretched and comfortable enough to wear. I ended up putting 20+ miles on these shoes before realizing that I had just bought them and I had no issues whatsoever. I'm talking 20+ miles on rough terrain, river water, mountains, desert, inclined slopes! Not once did I have an issue with grip nor were my socks/feet wet. They are very light and the fact that they have been through it but still look new lets me know that the quality on these are amazing.

These fit true to size and are very comfortable right out of the box. I’ve only use them on one hike so far, so I’m not sure how well they will hold up in time, but I am very pleased with him. I would definitely recommend buying these.