Lowa Renegade GTX Mid vs Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
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These are two different kinds of shoe.
The Lowa Renegade GTX Mid is a mid-cut hiking boot; the Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX is a trekking boot. The lighter one saves 30 g a pair, but they are built for different kinds of hiking, so the lightest is not automatically the better buy.
Weights are per pair as Alpinetrek lists them, usually for a medium size, so a few grams either way can come from the size they weighed. The other specs were checked on 19 October 2026 against Alpinetrek (Lowa Renegade GTX Mid) and Alpinetrek (Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX). "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 Lowa Renegade GTX Mid if…
…you carry a multi-day pack on rough or wet ground and want the ankle covered and a stiffer sole.
Choose the Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX if…
…you carry heavy loads on rocky, steep or off-trail ground for days at a time.
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.