Customer Reviews Columbia Newton Ridge Plus

Worst hiking shoes ever, worn it once on a 1.5 mile hike and it killed my feet. I've had better experience hiking with Nike running shoes. Don't buy this! It's not worth your money!

I bought these thinking they were comfortable but very quickly I realized there was a problem. The tongue will not stay in place. And then I called Columbia only to find they don't stand behind their products.

I bought these in 2020 for a trip to Scotland in 2021. Covid canceled my plans. The hiking boots sat in my closet until last month. I finally wore them in Scotland, no major hiking, just uneven surfaces. The heel separated. Of course the warranty won't cover these boots. Fell apart on first outing. Not a very reliable boot.

I wanted to like these boots. They had amazing reviews, and looked great while being comfortable until I started walking in them. I walked around the house with them to try them on and noticed a lot of pressure at the seam was pressing down on my toes. Not long after, my toes started tingling and going numb. Extremely disappointing.

I was so excited to get these and when I did it was a huge letdown. There's really only one problem, but it's so bad that these are unwearable. Every time you take a step, the top of the shoe creases not where your foot bends, but directly in top of my toes. There's a little support on the very front to prevent you from stubbing your foot, but it ends way too close to the end and causes this problem that I don't foresee going away with any amount of breaking in or special care. Big disappointment.

These are extremely uncomfortable with the bend in the toe box when you walk being in the wrong place (to far forward). It cuts directly into your toe instead of bending and flexing with your toes. I really wanted to like these as they seem perfect in every other way, but the pain to walk across the house in them was crippling so I returned them.

I ordered a full size larger than normal in order to increase my chances of them being wide enough. I did order a pair of Women's Wide size 7.5. They're too narrow; don't seem wide at all. I'll be returning these, the 4th pair of boots in the last 4 weeks.

I wore these on a few short hikes in the Hudson Valley area, and they were ok. A little stiff, and frustratingly, the tongue popped forward constantly, which really minimized ankle support, and caused me to stop to tighten the laces frequently. Then, I made the mistake of wearing them while hiking Mt. Lafayette last week. The usual discomforts persisted, but when I started my descent on a longer hike, the heel cups began to dig into the sides of my ankles. It was excruciating. I thought I was going to have to finish the hike barefoot. If this were what hiking boots felt like, no one would hike. I may as well have been hiking in ski boots. True agony with every downhill step. Run away from these boots.

I can't wear coz size and to slip for my work place

I bought these to walk in the snow. I wore them for the first time this morning with heavy alpaca socks. The toes of my socks were damp and my toes were frozen. I was worried I have frost bite by the time I got home. Couldn't wait to get them off to warm up feet.

I am normally a big fan of anything Columbia. Unfortunately these hiking boots not so much. I get it that hiking boots are different and need support. But these had no flex at all and truly felt like hard cardboard.

Do NOT buy these shoes if you value your safety!!! I have fallen THREE TIMES from the laces getting caught in these unnecessary pegs and have torn both of my knees open. They are gray for comfort but SOMETHING needs to be done about the safety of WALKING IN THEM!!

I ordered these hiking boot. description said leather upper. these boots are straight up plastic.

I had a last minute mix up with another pair of boots and ended up wearing these on a recent backpacking trip. They were extremely uncomfortable! I had so many blisters on every single inch of my feet (all around my heels, toes on both sides of my feet, etc) by the second day out that I could barely continue the trip. While some blisters were to be expected, this was over the top! The shoes also gave me blisters on the tops of my big toes because of the way the fabric folds inward to press on your toes with each step! Poor design in my opinion. I love wearing Columbia's clothes but would definitely recommend buying better quality shoes.

I purchased a 7.5 which is a half size up than my normal size. I've recently started wearing these after having then for over a year. They were great originally but my last few hikes I've been on these shoes have caused me pain on my ankles. They were rubbing of every step and caused me to have over sensitive pain. My ankles literally felt like rubber because of the constant rubbing. Honestly wish I can return these for low hiking boots. Very unsatisfied..

Was really excited about these boots, and they fit me perfectly. I worked on breaking them in before using them on a larger hike. Once I used them on a larger hike to reach a summit, my feet were trashed. I got 5 blisters and they are still healing more than a week after the hike. I'm bummed cause I really wanted to hike a lot this summer, and waiting for my feet to heal sucks. I love the look of these boots and the durability seems good, but it's comfort evidently isn't good when going on longer hikes.

So looking forward to getting these boots. When I ordered them I noticed others mentioning they ran small so I ordered 1/2 size larger, so the fit was fine. However, when I tried the boot on it was stiff, uncomfortable and offered little to no padding to support my foot. I could already anticipate the blisters I was going to get on my first hike. I decided to forego the hiking and simply returned them before they could do any damage. So very disappointed. This was a reminder to me of the reason why I rarely purchase footwear online.