Columbia Discontinued Newton Ridge Plus Womens Hiking Shoe

Very good

Supers chaussures de randonnée! Je recommande.

Belle

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.