Customer Reviews Salomon X Ultra 3 Mid GTX

First few short (around 5 mile) hikes with these were amazing. I have really high arches and it felt super supportive. I also have a narrow heel and wide toes and everything fit great... Until it didn't. After taking these to Utah for 8 days of hiking- by day 5/6 (45-50 miles) feet felt horrible, blister on my left big toe, bruised toenails and for the first time ever- bone spur on my heel. Also the tongue of the shoe was difficult to keep in place and they became loose often. However, since theses shoes have the best arch support of any hiking shoe I've ever worn I'm willing to give them another chance in the wide version. Would be great if they came in more colors.

I have been very happy with my Salomon X Ultra 3 Mid GTX. They required very little breaking in, have excellent ankle support and are comfortable with my high arches. I have found them to be a little warm on hot hikes due to the gortex but I expected this. One huge disappointment is that they are not waterproof at all. I was hiking and a moderate storm rolled in. My boots were squishing wet and immediately took on water. Surprisingly because of the great fit they did not rub or cause any issues despite this. However, it has been 6 days and my boots have been drying outside in the hot summer sun and are still wet. I am very disappointed in this performance.

I returned these. Had adequate toe room. I don't think manufacturers make insoles to be used but to be tossed and replaced with one of your own. I need extra arch support and I supinate (roll to the outside) and have custom insoles anyway. I have two pairs of insoles, one being thicker and more cushioned and even with them, my heel and ankles were loose. Might work better for someone else. Regarding my insoles, with using my thicker orthodics and a thinner weight sock, I still had OK toe room. If I needed to put on a heavier weight sock for winter I would use my thinner orthodic instead. I'm a women's size 11M. Also ordered and am returning inov-8 Roclite 346 GTX (mens and womens sizes) and Keen Terradora II Mid WP. On the fence on Columbia Newton Ridge (the cheapest and not my first preference; I stopped buying Columbia years ago!).

The Solomon boots seemed like sturdy, well made boots. Unfortunately, it had a serious arch support built into the boot that hit me in the wrong location, back toward my heel. I tried removing the insole and replacing it with my own and it did not solve the problem. Returned them.

These shoes are really light weight and felt comfortable in width. Unfortunately I had to return them. The shoes as broke right across my toe nail when walking. It has to do with the design of the lacing as it extends further up the towards the front of the foot.

I like the look of this shoe and the ease of lacing up. I wear narrow 9's usually. The laces let my tightens this hiker well but the length was off, by half.

Ok...I bought them and kept them because they felt good and supportive out of the box. Out on my hike I felt an odd sensation on my right foot/arch almost like my sock kept slipping down and bunching up. I kept fiddling with the laces and found it was some part of the arch/insole on the shoe that was protruding into my arch. My left foot is great however. My feet are a little more than a half size apart in size and this might be a case of waiting to work out the boot, however it may also be a manufacturing defect. At any rate I am out 165 bucks because they felt great on in the house and didn’t show their true Colors until about 3 miles into a wet walk.

My heels lifted up with each step, although the toes were in the correct place. They felt a little big overall as well. Loved the color and wished that they fit...but sadly, not.

Order size 7C, width and length fine. However, I'm returning them because of very intrusive arch support--made the bottoms of my feet hurt. Note: this is a true hiking boot, completely rigid with adequate toe box.

I purchased these to replace my worn out Asolos. I purchased these because I wanted a lightweight hiking boot and the Salomon X Ultra was rated in the top 10. Ordered an 8.5 in the shadow/castor gray. Loved the color and style of this boot, but it was very narrow in the heel. Felt pressure on the side of my foot. The toe box has plenty of room. I order a 9 and had the same problem and my orthotics would not fit in the narrow heal. Sadly I had to return both.

Too large. Usually wear an 8 but felt they were a little small so ordered 8.5. Too big. I have worn Salomons for years and love them. Havre to figure something out.

I GOT TWO SHOES THAT ARE FOR THE RIGHT FOOT ONLY!!!! How in the WORLD did this happen?!?!?