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Brooks Cascadia 19 vs Topo Athletic Traverse

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

No winner on weight yet. Some brands publish the weight of one shoe, others the weight of a pair, and we have not yet confirmed which one applies to the Brooks Cascadia 19. Until it is checked against the maker's own figure, the numbers below are not a fair comparison, so choose on fit, features and price.
Spec Brooks Cascadia 19 Topo Athletic Traverse
Weight 303 g · 0.303 kg · 0.67 lb
as listed — one shoe or a pair, not yet confirmed
 600 g · 0.600 kg · 1.32 lb
per pair (medium-sized pair)
Brand Brooks Topo Athletic
Category Footwear Footwear
Brooks Cascadia 19
303 g as listed

Versatile trail running shoe with rock plate, DNA LOFT v3 cushioning, and multi-directional TrailTack rubber outsole. Men's US size 9 per shoe weight.

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Topo Athletic Traverse
600 g

Lightweight low-top hiker/technical thru-hiking trail runner hybrid. Features wide toebox, Vibram Megagrip outsole with 4mm lugs, and ZipFoam midsole for versat...

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Brooks Cascadia 19 vs Topo Athletic Traverse: which should you buy?

We list the Brooks Cascadia 19 at 303 g and the Topo Athletic Traverse at 600 g, but that is not enough to call one lighter: one of these numbers may be a single shoe and the other a pair. We are checking every weight in the database against the maker's own page. Once the Brooks Cascadia 19 is confirmed, this page will say which one wins on weight.

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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