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How much does a pair of hiking shoes weigh?

Numbers from 83 shoes whose weight per pair we checked against the maker's own figure or Alpinetrek's listing; unchecked shoes, gaiters, socks and spikes are left out.

The median pair of hiking shoes weighs 620 g (0.62 kg), based on 83 shoes. The average is 719 g — pulled up by a few heavy outliers, which is why the median is the better benchmark for your own pack.
400 g
Lightest
584 g
Ultralight threshold (P25)
620 g
Median
1,570 g
Heaviest

A quarter of the shoes we checked weigh 584 g a pair or less — if yours is under that, it counts as genuinely ultralight. The middle half of the market sits between 584 g and 844 g. Anything above 844 g is heavier than three-quarters of what is available today.

Heaviest in the database

Scarpa Rebel 10 HD — 1,570 g
Salomon Quest 4 GTX — 1,310 g

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