Altra Trail Gaiters

These trail gaiters are made by Altra for Altra trail running shoes. They fit Altra trail shoes well and they do what they're supposed to do.

Sometimes I get pebbles in my shoe on trail runs. I know, I know, that's pretty minor in the bigger picture of life. But it is annoying to have to stop and get a pebble out of my shoe in the middle of a long run. So on trails with gravel and little pebbles, I like to wear trail gaiters. I've enjoyed Altra's trail gaiters which fit my Lone Peaks in the past, including this year's Lone Peak 9+ trail shoe I wear.

The back of the gaiter is secured with velcro. These trail gaiters have served me well. They have not come off when running. They fit the shoe just right. The front is hooked on with a little metal hook. The rear is secured with strong velcro.

The Altro logos match—nice! You do have to put these gaiters on slowly else they get a bit stretched out. They don't have elastic, yet they fit my ankles fine. But if I'd rip them off violently, they would stretch out a bit and the seams would possibly stretch. On super hot and sunny days these prevent some airflow and my feet do get a little warm, but mostly I don't notice any heat issues.

I have used these gaiters for long hikes as well. They don't weigh much (31.8g), which is good. I don't want heavy feet/shoes/gaiters when hiking or running many miles!

Finally, I should note these dry pretty quickly. They don't get wet and hang around your ankles for hours, but dry quick enough.

Background

I've used these gaiters for many long hikes and trail runs. In fact, I just did a 10K trail run with these on this morning.