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Adidas TERREX Free Hiker SL vs Dirty Girl Gaiters

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Dirty Girl Gaiters is the lighter option — 354 g lighter than the Adidas TERREX Free Hiker SL (89% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Adidas TERREX Free Hiker SL Dirty Girl Gaiters
Weight 396 g · 0.396 kg · 0.87 lb 42 g · 0.042 kg · 0.09 lb
Brand Adidas Dirty Girl
Category Footwear Footwear
Adidas TERREX Free Hiker SL
396 g

Ultralight hiking shoe at 396g. Lighter and more athletic than original Free Hiker with Gore-Tex waterproofing.

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Dirty Girl Gaiters
42 g

Lightweight trail gaiters. Keeps debris out of shoes.

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Adidas TERREX Free Hiker SL vs Dirty Girl Gaiters: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Dirty Girl Gaiters wins — at 42 g it is 354 g (89%) lighter than the Adidas TERREX Free Hiker SL (396 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest footwear page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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