SuperfeetTRAILBLAZER Women's Comfort Insoles, Carbon Fiber Orthotic Support Inserts for Cushion in Hiking Boots and Trail Shoes

I put these in a pair of Altra Lone Peak 6 trail shoes during a long distance hike in western NC which consisted of rocky, root-filled and steep trails. In the past, the bottoms of my feet were always sore after a long hike, largely due to stepping on roots and rocks for miles and miles along the trail. I can honestly say these inserts did wonders for my feet on my last hike and made a huge difference at the end of a long day of hiking. My feet were no longer throbbing and I didn’t feel every single root while hiking with these in my shoes. The foam inserts that come standard in trail shoes just don’t cut it when it comes to long distance hikes- highly recommend getting a pair of these for your next long distance hike. Just wish they weren’t so expensive, but it was worth saving my aching feet in the end.

Helps support my collapsing arches. I was able to immediately transition to them without a break in period.

I hike A-LOT (5-30km day/ruggad multi day etc), my feet are challenging to find good fitting footwear, constantly protesting and these make a world of difference! If you have only used insoles that come with $ hiking footwear it does take time to get your feet accommodated to them (wear around house for a few hours and start with shorter trails as they can make your feet sore at first)Make sure they are maxed out in the shoe-not your actual foot as I was previously professionally fitted on another brand and could feel the edge as my foot slid forward on downhill which is very annoying. If your arches are longer size up and cut them down. The added arch support I didn't realize I needed has made the challenging search for 'wide enough without being sloppy' shoes much easier as the support does not allow your foot/toe area to flatten and splay out as much (hard to explain, google it lol)I gravitate toward trail runners any chance I get regardless of being on the 'wet coast' i dont feel the need for ankle support and find boots are frustrating. Doing more winter trips i have acquired a few pairs of boots as they are clearly a better choice with snowshoes. Working on breaking in a new pair of Arc’teryx I found myself beyond sloppy... I swapped out the insoles and finally understood why they are marketed for stability as well (I didn't note much of a difference in the trail runners aside from improved fit and comfort but the boots I gained some major improvements in stability) highly recommend! I ordered a pair of these and the comfort insoles sized up in both and my husband has snagged a pair for his hunting boots before I cut them down and will not be returning as he's loving the improvement he didn't know he needed 😂 he preferred the comfort as he felt they took up less room in his boot but they both seem similar thickness looking at them. He also does not put them endless kms on that I do.To add, if I had to guess I have probably put over 250 bush km on my first pair and they still look and feel brand new, (I believe they are supposed to be replaced way more often but I don't see a need-photo has used pair shown) I only purchased a second to avoid moving them shoe to shoe! Hope that's helpful with making decisions to purchase!

They improved the comfort of my hiking shoes that weren't very good for the downhill parts, but only a couple months later the upper layer is starting to torn appart... so definitely too expensive considering the durability of this product.

These are my second pair of SuperFeet- but the first of the hiking type. They fit perfectly in my Scarpa Kailash hiking boots without any shaping or cutting. They are vastly superior to the flimsy little insoles that came with the boots, and eliminated the tired, sore balls-of-my-feet that I had at the end of long work days. Would definitely recommend.