Advice for Trail Runners: Seeking a trail shoe that offers a soft and supportive ride with extra grip? The HOKA Women’s Challenger 7 Trail Running Shoes are great door-to-trail running shoes.

Underfoot Feel

The compression moulded EVA cushioning in the HOKA Challenger 7 Trail Running Shoes should feel soft and protective. This means it offers great comfort on hard-packed surfaces, including the road.

Inspired by gravel bike tyres, the 4 mm lugged outsole optimises grip on compact ground. The tight spacing of the lugs reduces the likelihood of you becoming aware of them when you’re on hard ground. However, larger and more aggressive lugs at the perimeter increase traction where it’s needed most.

Upper Fit

The engineered mesh upper of the HOKA Challenger 7 Trail Running Shoes offers a light and breathable feel.

An extended heel pull tab makes it easier to slip the shoes on and off.

Ideal Run Type

The outsole and midsole construction of the HOKA Women’s Challenger 7 Trail Running Shoes should feel best on hard-packed trails.

Whilst we wouldn’t recommend using this HOKA model exclusively for road running, the cushioning should feel very comfortable on extended sections of tarmac.

Searching for more grip? Check out the HOKA Speedgoat 6 Trail Running Shoes.

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 218 grams
• Drop: 5 mm
• Forefoot stack height: 24 mm
• Heel stack height: 29 mm
• Durabrasion rubber for enhanced durability
• Moulded EVA sockliner
• Colour: Galactic Grey/Wild Indigo

Sizing Advice

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone’s feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb’s width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means thatyour running shoewill beat least a half size bigger than your regular shoe sizethough this can vary from brand to brand.