Hoka Speedgoat 7 Trail Running Shoe vs Merrell Moab Speed 2
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
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These are two different kinds of shoe.
The Hoka Speedgoat 7 Trail Running Shoe is a trail running shoe; the Merrell Moab Speed 2 is a low hiking shoe. The lighter one saves 118 g a pair, but they are built for different kinds of hiking, so the lightest is not automatically the better buy.
What the extra 118 g of the Merrell Moab Speed 2 buys you
- A lower list price at Alpinetrek: £116.20 against £144.95.
Weights are per pair, as the maker or Alpinetrek lists them; they did not always weigh the same size, so a few grams either way mean little. The other specs were checked on 19 October 2026 against Alpinetrek (Hoka Speedgoat 7 Trail Running Shoe) and Alpinetrek (Merrell Moab Speed 2). "Not stated" means the source does not mention it, not that the shoe lacks it. List prices are the full price shown by that source, not a sale price; where sources disagree we show none.
Choose the Hoka Speedgoat 7 Trail Running Shoe if…
…you move fast on trails, run some of it, and want the lightest and most flexible shoe; it gives little ankle support under a heavy pack.
Choose the Merrell Moab Speed 2 if…
…you want a sturdier sole and more protection than a trail runner for day hikes and lighter backpacking, without the weight of a boot.
Building a pack? Add either one to your HikeLoad list, or drop its weight into the base weight calculator, and see what it does to your total weight.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest footwear page, or browse the full gear weight database.