The X Ultra 5 Mid Gore-Tex is a dependable, confidence-boosting hiking ally. Lightweight yet stable, it's as good at charging up hills as it is at tackling descents. Designed to keep you safe and agile on trails, with an ultra-durable Matryx® upper, a long lasting Contagrip outsole for grip and a collar area tailored for lasting comfort.
Design:
Best for Single day routes, Hiking, Easy paths, Mixed terrain, Muddy, Rocky, Wet terrain
I had discounted the reviews that said Salomon quality has declined. I chose to ignore them, and was let down when the right boot upper inside lace eyelet hook broke after 9 miles of light trail use. I had to improvise tying the lace around my ankle to keep them on while I hiked out. I've read other reviews now where others have had the same broken eyelet. I was willing to ignore the weird clopping noise that others have experienced. It's fairly loud when the toebox releases after a step. I can't figure out how they're making a clopping noise with every step, but they do. And for those with narrow feet the lace area near the toe pops up quite far and will catch debris. Might be a future failure point, but mine didn't last long enough to evaluate that issue. Very disappointed. Best to avoid the X ULTRA 5 (and maybe Salomon as a whole) till they work the kinks out.
Idaho Hartman
3 weeks ago
Great Mountain Shoe For The Idaho Backcountry
I’ve been wearing the wide version of this GTX shoe over several years and by far has been something I can do 100 miles or so wearing during a summer in the mountains with comfort and convenience.
Matt B.
3 weeks ago
Painful On The Uphills
I like to hike trails with a lot of vertical gain and these shoes have been the worst footwear I've worn in years. On the ascents, both heels rub very uncomfortably with the back of the boots and painful blisters have been created on multiple hikes with different pairs of wool hiking socks. Its not a sizing issue, its a product issue on where the cushion around the heel on the inside of the boots stops and meets a harder, non-cushioned inside region (this is where hot spots on both heels form). Other aspects of the shoe are fine like the good sole grip and comfortable toe box, but while going uphill all you can feel is hot, painful friction in the heels. I'm writing this so that hopefully you can avoid the pain which I experienced while hiking.
Meyers
3 weeks ago
X Ultra 5 Are The New X Ultra 4
Excited for my fresh pair of X Ultra 5 mids. Solomon shoes always perform beyond expectation. I've been wearing Solomon hiking shoes since the early 1990's.
Mossel
3 weeks ago
Not Wide
I ordered these because of the WIDE notation. Well, they were actually one of the narrowest shoes I ever tried... Other than that, they do look cool.
