Customer Reviews Salomon Ellipse GTX®

These shoes are really nice looking but I should have known better with this brand as they are VERY stiff. I have narrow heals and no amount of tight lacing held my heal in. I suspect some of that is that they do not bend at all. My big toe also felt bruised. I ordered my usual size as recommended in reviews and the length with a light wool blend sock was good. I was looking for a winter walking shoe. The heal strike is quite hard for this purpose so I will be returning.

This is the third pair of Solomon water proof/ aka water resistant trail shoes I've worn. So wanted to like them... as I did the others and wore them to wearing them out. Instead, my feet sweat... tried again when the weather cooled.. better. But I still got blisters below my ankle bone. Plus they are much stiffer than previous generations. Hope I can still return them.... think so which makes be confident to buy through Zappos.

Ordered this 1/2 size down after reading several reviews. Still too big, so ordered a whole size down and it was too small. Also was a very stiff shoe.

I bought these after reading that they were the #1 rated Women's hiking shoe on a few sites. The fit did not feel right from Day 1 in these shoes, they constantly were slipping at the heel and when going downhill I would get pain in my forefoot. After only about 10 hikes the metal eyelet at the top broke right off while tying my shoe--good for me as I was able to replace these with Merrell Moabs which I am completely happy with! If you go with the Salomon Ellipse GTX, definitely go at least 1/2 to 1 size lower then you normally wear!

I got this shoe in size 9 women, which is the size I normally wear in Salomon. Possibly, in an attempt to make this shoe very roomy, it is at least half a size smaller. While very comfy, it did not offer any support in the back. My foot kept slipping out, I can see how it will cause problems on a trail. Back they went. No time to order a size smaller. Big bummer!

Awesome looking shoe with a very high arch, too much for me. The left side fit perfect, the right seemed to have an even higher arch, with a roundish ball feeling in the instep. Too bad because I really liked these shoes, with a nice tight heel! I usually wear 8.5 but ordered an 8 since they run big and it fit well, except for the high arch.

I need a waterproof shoe for a trip to Iceland and these had good reviews. However, they run large and are very stiff. I am going to try Merrells.

I have worn these on several hikes since June. Perfect fit (size 9), no breaking in needed, no blisters, great weight. Totally recommend.

Great service.......lousy shoe. I have worn and loved Salomon. Not sure what's up with this one. The heel slips and the shoe (generally) does not feel good. I tried adding my insole and that did not help one bit. Have to send it back.