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It's fine for day hikes without a heavy pack. The main thing in my experience is that when you step in a bog the water goes over the top.
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Depends what kind of hiking, and where. When we stopped in Courmayeur whilst camping our way around the TMB, very few shops sold summer walking boots, and shoes were prevalent. Especially non-Goretex. Similarly the trend in USA for PCT/AT seems to be running shoes.
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Should be fine - I have mates up in the peaks who only wear trail shoes. Albeit not for multi-day big bag stuff.
The 'how do you like wet feet' trade off is the decider - post hike refreshment with dry feet tastes better than with wet feet in my opinion...
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I did the TMB in these:
https://meindl.de/product/respond-gtx-en/?lang=en
and never felt like I needed anything burlier / higher.They're shit for running though. I'm sure these statements don't help, but the internet needs more information on me.
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As others have said it depends on environment. I wore gore tex boots for part of the PCT (the JMT, not the whole show!) in California and suffered as the waterproofing equals limited breathability. Almost everyone else was in trail runners, and hauling quite heavy loads.
Here's one side of the argument from a srs hiking influencer:
https://andrewskurka.com/waterproof-gore-tex-shoes-second-chance-complete-failure/
https://andrewskurka.com/why-waterproof-shoes-will-not-keep-your-feet-dry/
https://andrewskurka.com/conditions-hiking-waterproof-footwear-winter-system/
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How feasible is it to use trail running shoes for hiking? I know that boots will be better but I'm not realistically going to be doing anything particularly challenging, or even much over 10 miles a day so would like to consolidate usage if possible.