Customer Reviews Merrell Moab Adventure Lace

Merrell's are always a good fit on my feet - it's why I buy them. I got these as an all-purpose shoe - rugged enough for light hiking, but not too clunky for city walking or work. I wanted a single pair of shoes I could take on vacation. So far, these are great. Criticisms: the leather is thick and doesn't breathe much. The tongue is not gusseted. The sole is not as tough as a proper hiking boot. These are all minor issues that are expected compromises for a do it all shoe. I'm happy with the purchase, if they prove durable, which merrell's usually do.

I used to wear normal width shoes, but began developing hammertoe. I then went to and EE width. Eventually they weren't wide enough so I began wearing 4E's. As we age our foot tends to get wider and they just don't make nice looking shoes for wider feet. Sadly, Merrell doesn't make 4E's either. Their Moab Vent's are probably the best shoe I've ever owned, but I can't wear them any more because they don't make them wide enough. I have however found that if I go a half size up, some styles still allow me to wear a EE width. Moab Vent is not one of them, however this Moab Adventure Lace is. In a wide width with just that little bit of extra length, the toe box is cut in such a way that it doesn't rub the end of my little toes or cause them to curl in. So, if you're like me and you need a little more width than what a EE generally provides try a different style and a half size up and you might find you have just enough room. These shoes are extremely comfortable as all Merrell's seem to be. The Vibram sole provides lots of cushion and support. When coupled with a orthotic or other insert they're just about perfect. I do however wish they had a bit more ventilation. My feet do tend to get warm in them during warm days or when doing a lot of activity. The boulder color is alright, but doesn't quite match that in the picture. It's more like mossy tan boulder laying in a river rather than the lighter color in the picture. Overall, a great shoe and glad I found a Merrell style that fits.

The boulder color is different from what the pictures show. Real color is a little greenish.

Nice looking shoe and well made. I ware a size 9 but I ordered size 9.5 as tennis shoes usually run a bit small. In this shoe I need a size 10.

Too stiff and heavy

The shoes fit fine however the left shoe was defective in that it caused the heal of my foot to tilt to the outside. I'm guessing it was a manufacturing defect.

I have purchased this shoe several times with good success. My Zappo order was for the correct color shoe but the box contained the other color available. This shoe also cut into my heel and made my knees more sore than the old worn out pair I was wearing. This is the first trouble I have had with this shoe.

I looked at a lot styles for this type shoe. I’m retired, play a lot of golf and wanted a shoe with good grip on all surfaces and did not make me look like a basketball player. I like the Merrell brand and this style's conservative look. I had an older different style Merrell in size 11 that fit fine. I ordered these at 11.5 so some Dr. Shoals would fit inside. That did not work as these fit like the old 11's. Maybe they need to be broken in? I was most disappointed in the color. The photo for this color, on Zappos, showed it to be a light brown...these turned out to be a dark ruddy brown. I still like the style of the shoe so I am going to keep them. As a foot note I ordered a black pair, in the same style, in a 12 and if they are any larger than the 11.5 I can't tell it!

Seem ok.. but a little smaller than the other style Moab that was discontinued... tolerable but I wouldn’t order again..

For some reason my feet always hurt when I get a new pair of merrells. The arch of my foot just feels destroyed. No pain in new running shoes though. Weird.

I like Merrell shoes. I have purchased at least 7 or 8 pairs over the years. I have weird feet, lots of problems. Merrell shoes tend to be wide enough that my personal orthotics can be put in with no problem. They give me enough cushion and support to allow me to walk as comfortably as possible (not very). I have to buy mens' styles in order to get the wide width that I need so my choices of style are very limited. Recently I have had a lot of problems finding a Merrell shoe that fits. These didn't and I sent them back (along with about 3 other pairs of Merrells). They were extra wide, my feet barely touched the sides of the shoes with heavy socks on. I have found several womens' styles that I really like, but they either don't come in a wide width or the wide width is not really wide, so, back I go to mens' styles. I'm bored with the choices for men and would really like some of the womens' styles, if only they were wide enough! I'm still looking...