Customer Reviews Merrell Trail Glove 6

I have a high instep and these are very difficult to get on. There's no give in the tongue. In 12 years, this is the first pair of Merrells that I've been unhappy with.

I have this same shoe in a different color and love them so I ordered the blue. I ordered a size 9 and it was too large so I reordered a 1/2 size smaller (8 1/2) and it felt too tight. Not sure what happened between my first pair and the blue ones. Love this shoe and wished it would have worked out.

Ok, you guys, there are some competing reviews about size and I just want to come out on the side of THIS SHOE IS REALLY SMALL for the size. Also NOT WIDE at all. It's a shoe for a narrow foot. Wide toe box? Nope. I wear a 8.5 or 9 but this sucker was a 7.5 or an 8 when it showed up. I could fit my toes in. And it's not a very flexible (I mean, kinda) shoe so it's not like "hey, just get in there, it's supposed to be tight because it hugs your foot". Nope. It also just felt like it was plasticy. I don't know. Don't recommend. There's a better shoe out there that can help me get to the naked hiker. This ain't it.

If I'd ordered these from Amazon, I'd have thought they were cheap knockoffs. I own and love 3 pair of barefoot Merrell's in different styles and these shoes are nothing like them. They are very narrow. Not only is the toe much narrower than any barefoot shoes of any brand I've ever tried, the whole shoe is narrow and hard to get on (and I don't have wide feet). There is a non-stretchy band running from the lace holes, across the top of the shoe, to the lace holes on the other side so you can't open up the shoe much to get your foot in. The were instantly uncomfortable when I got them on. I photographed them next to one of my other Merrell's to show the difference in toe shape and width. They are both size 7. This shoe also felt a little shorter. Also, look at the instep part of the shoe. Instead of looking like intentional speckles, it just looks like they've been spattered with mud. My son thought they were used shoes when he saw them. I can hardly believe these are Merrells, they are so bad. And they certainly aren't typical barefoot style shoes. I hope this isn't the direction Merrell is taking their barefoot line because I'll be very sad to lose them as an option.

I am not entirely satisfied with this brand and style of foot wear. I have plantation fasciitis and arthritis in my feet. The reviews for this shoe indicated that it is a good shoe for these problems. Well, for me, these shoes were not. To try them, I tried them at home. It seemed to be okay, but I wore them to the gym and back, they were very uncomfortable.The shoes now looks worn so I won’t be returning them.

Horrible shoe! I am a big fan of Merrell. What they do well is make supportive shoes with big toe boxes that help you hike, or climb or ride a bike with good support. This shoe literally fails on all counts. I could not even get it on! It had some stupid big elastic band across the arch, and was made for someone who was MANY sizes smaller than what was marked. AWFUL> why would anyone think this was a good shoe, ever? Buy cheap ballet slippers. You'll get more out of them then this stupid thing.

felt too narrow in the mid sole area