Customer Reviews Hoka Challenger ATR 6 GORE-TEX®

Meh. I tried. I really liked the look of this shoe. I wanted to find a waterproof walking shoe that I could take for dog walks in the morning on our loose gravel trail - rain or shine. I ordered my size 7 and there was way too much room in the toe and my heel kept slipping out. Then I ordered a half size down to a 6.5 and while the toes were better, the width was too narrow. Just not the shoe for me. I'm so bummed out - I'm returning both. :/ They really nice looking though. I will probably consider a Clifton 7 for roads in the Spring and MAYBE I'll try the EVO Mafate or even the Speedgoat 4 GTX but I'm sort of coming to my wits end trying to find something that's more a trail shoe rather than a hiking boot. Maybe even a Hoka One One Toa would be a better option.

This was the 2 pair I have owned. These did not stand up to the support the 1st pair gave me. It felt like the shock support was much less.

I've had two other pairs of Hokas before, both Bondi in size 7. They fit me very well and never cramped my toes. As soon as I put the Challengers on I knew they were too tight in the toe box, my toes were right at the edge of the shoe, and my small toe also felt very cramped. The material for the upper doesn't feel plush as at all, it feels somewhat harsh. I didn't get any sense of what the midsole might feel like All in all, not what I was expecting. I'll be returning these and will do more research on Hokas that have have plush padding, and are comfortable to wear all day. As a nurse up on my feet most of my day, I need to have shoes that can get me through my shift, and enable me to go home with my feet feeling OK. I've read the Cliftons have quite a few of these features and will be looking at them next, as well as possibly another pair of Bondis .

This style was so uncomfortable for a Hoka.. Not the cushion shock absorber, like other Hoka styles.

After all the talk I decided to purchase my first pair of HOKAs for work. I stand all day. These are stiff. At the end of the day my feet are killing me. Will try inserts for my high arches. Hopefully that will help. Ugh.

I wanted to love these and just couldn't. The shoe was too narrow at my arch and would feel uncomfortable after a 20 minutes or so. Great looking and waterproof! Finally stopped trying and am returning.

I love my Hoka Clifton 7 and was hoping I could find a waterproof Hoka that was just as comfortable. I will be returning this shoe since it is not close to being as great as my Clifton 7. The arch seems off and I feel like I'm walking on a hard service.

Loved the look of this sneaker. My foot is not narrow, however I have never needed to order a wide width. This sneaker was so narrow that it even squeezed the ball of my foot. I have 2 other style Hokas that fit fine. Very disappointed!

Definitely was not the typical Hoka experience that I was expecting. I bought these for a trail race and thank goodness I tried them out on a short run around the neighborhood beforehand. There was not the typical cushiony support that I have come to expect from Hoka. It was as if I could feel the rock plate more or less smacking into the bottom of my foot with each step. The soles were rock hard. Barely made it two miles before I have blisters on my toes - this was with swiftwick socks and shammy cream - very disappointed with these. The toe box was also more narrow than other Hokas that I own.

These shoes were comfortable for about 2 hours until I noticed soreness on the inside of my right foot near the tongue. Upon examination I found a large seam lump where the tongue connects to the rim of the shoe. The padded tongue does not cover the bump like they do on the other connections. This pair will be going back and will reorder same shoes. Hopefully this is a one off problem because I really likes everything else about the them.