Merrell’s Hiking Shoes Are Peak Sneakers, in All Respects
Not that it should be of that big of a surprise to anyone familiar with either sneakers, hiking, or Merrell, but the latter might've just set a new gold standard for what is every outdoorsy urbanite's favorite type of shoe.
Is it for mountain trails? Is it to stroll city sidewalks? — "Why pick if you can do both?", is what Merrell must've thought when conceiving of its SpeedARC Matis series.
Available in a range of either light and earthy colors, or a more night time-y palette of blues, blacks, and violets, these terrain-defiant kicks are as aesthetically versatile as they are functional.
The SpeedARC Matis was named after one of the Michigan-based brand's founders, and is host to an array of state-of-the-art attributes for high performance trekking gear. Equipped with Merrell's patented FloatPro™️ foam layers and nylon FlexPlate™️ sole system, these VIBRAM-soled bad boys wrote the book on all-condition endurance, some of them even clad in GORE-TEX for crying out loud.
The only thing left to decide, really, is which one you'll make your own...
Merrell's Hiking Sneaker Rises to the Top of Mountains (& Sneaker Shelves):
This deep, dark, elegant take on the SpeedARC Matis is proof that a gorp-y, tech-y explorer's shoe can very well double as a dressier sneaker, too. Have it all, why won't you?
Admittedly a more day time-y version of the model, this desert-hued chunkster will set the foundation for your autumnal downtown wardrobe and your weekend nature explorations just the same.
Dialing up the utilitarian volume even further, these hiking sneaker boots are just about peerless in both their style and their prowess in outside action.
Similarly, the above mentioned's high-top sibling is the ultimate crossbreed between elegantly lightweight sneaker and sturdy mountaineer boot. Bottom line is, you're peaking in these either way.
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