Merrell Men's Forestbound Wp Low Rise Hiking Boots

The shoes fit well and are typical Merril comfort. I have only worn them a couple of weeks but they seem to be performing like any other Merril. I have Vasque shoes that look similar and cost twice as much that are not nearly as comfortable.

I have several pairs of Merrell hiking shoes and boots that I wear regularly and wanted to buy something a bit better looking for work/casual wear. These shoes fit perfectly, as expected.

Merrell is a brand my family has relied on for a good fit and great quality shoe. This hiking shoe was a gift for a family member, and surpassed our expectation. An extremely handsome hiking shoe.

Son comodsimos, los llevo para hacer senderismo y a diario. Son anchos de puntera y vienen muy bien para mi talla, que uso un 50. Repetir seguro.

An excellent product with a perfect fit!
Nice package and presentation. I hope I could use it some years.

Thinking of buying a spare pair but think these will last for years

Hard to beat for durabilty and comfort, at a good price. Worn same / simalr shoes for casual/kicking around for years, never worn a pair through to holes or failure of fabric, even the laces are bullit proof in comparrison to usual.
I don’t need to wear a pair in, they are comfortable and good to go for a long walk out of the box. I have 10 year old pairs for gardening!
I couldn’t rate them higher.

I prefer little or no mesh and need a roomy toe box. For many years I wore Merrell Outland in a low and a mid. When they were discontinued I wasn’t finding many similar options. For example, the Merrell Moab Adventure looks similar but has a tighter toe box and a short heel cup.

Anyway, I now own the Forestbound in both a low and a mid (size 11) and so far have been very happy with them. No mesh, big toe box and they work well with my orthotics.

My last pair finally wore out. My Merrill’s took me to the Swiss Alps, top of Kilimanjaro, Petra, Central America, Atlas Mountains of Morocco, China Gobi Desert, Glacier National Park, Mauna Kea, over the Dolomites, and the Inca Trail in Peru. Yeoman service.

Update, 74 days of everyday use – the soles are peeling off at the front and rear edges. I will need to re-glue them… Removed one star because this is substandard for such expensive shoes. Cosmetically they look as good as new, tread is not unevenly or over-worn which is good.

Also what I said before about the shoes’ water-proofedness or resistance or whatever being no big deal… Well… I put on my old beaten pair of Keen trail running shoes which are not waterproof, which are MUCH lighter weight and breathable for a hike… They were much nicer to wear, I don’t go across enough wet ground to justify the weight, the stuffiness.

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This is exactly the shoe I’ve been looking for for years. I live in a rural area, have to go through damp dirt, loose rocks, don’t really like to have to make shoe-changes unless I’m going out hiking. I have bought the whole gamut of trail runners, hiking shoes between $100 and $200, so far, (provided they don’t wear prematurely,) I think these are my favorite.

The only negatives… I guess the texturing on the sides of the outsoles are odd looking. They catch light, and really stand out. If you don’t keep them clean, they stick out even more, with built up dust/dirt. Then… The insole is pretty stiff. No aches or pains or anything, but, I will probably add some dr scholl’s of some sort.

You should also be aware these aren’t incredibly well ventilated. My previous pair, some Keens… were VERY well ventilated, so, the lack of ventilation bothered me initially, that might not be the case for you.

Overall I do recommend these. I will update the review if they wear prematurely or if they last decently well.

So comfortable, Merrell has never let me down…..20 years of best shoes.

Came prompt,Looks like quality materials, solid but light, really comfortable fit, description gave me impression they where polished leather but are actually nubuck sqwade , I still like them

This is a comfortable and sturdy walking shoe with good grip which is what I was what I wanted for the winter months in particular. Overall 4 star because black was not my preferred colour – I was looking for grey or charcoal but the other factors outweigh this one detail.

Impermeables. De pell. Cmodes i de sola tova per tenen una bona subjecci al terra tant en sec com humit. Semblen resistents, espero que em durin molts km de caminades per la muntanya. Estticament m’agraden fora. Les tornaria a comprar.

Il mio compagno da quando ha provato queste scarpe non ne vuole altre. Il prezzo non tra i pi economici, ma il prodotto di qualit. Tipo di scarpa consigliato per gli uomini sportivi.

I decided to upgrade my old Merrell hiking shoes (10 years old and still kicking) with the Forestbound hiking shoe and these do not disappoint. They fit great, are comfortable, easy to clean, and have great grip when hiking wet trails. Merrell hiking shoes are the only ones I”ll buy from now on.

I have purchased Merrell shoes for many years and without fail have to go half a UK size up from my normal shoe size of 8UK. I did the same with these and got my usual 8.5 but they are a little too big in comparison to other Merrell. They are comfy and light, but my foot moves around too much in these compared to my Merrell MOAB. My advice is not to size up in these like you normally have to with Merrell. Go for your normal shoe size and you should be fine. I got these using Amazon Wardrobe and also ordered leather Merrell MOAB in my usual 8.5, which are super comfy. So these Forestbound will be going back (using the excellent try before you buy of Amazon Wardrobe) in favour of the traditional MOAB model.

Had these now for a year. I do alot of walking. Wide fitting and waterproof for walking the dog and in Wales on the mountains. I have weird feet. Come on! Cheeky bargain.

Reasonably comfortable, though the insole is pretty basic. You have to adjust things, like the way the laces are threaded: my feet are narrow, so to tighten the laces all the way down I had to change the way they were threaded at the top. Once you’ve kind of adapted them to your feet, then they’re good.

Super Comfy and a great price. I use them as an everyday shoe. Seem well made and look like they will last (I guess time will tell)