Customer Reviews adidas Outdoor Terrex Free Hiker 2 GTX

very nice grip to the gore-tex 2,0 hiding shoe and very comfortable when walking except for my left shoe which hurts my left ankle. It seem irritate the ankle bone. The right shoe is fine so I don't know what is causing it. Think I will try using some mole skin on that area and see if it helps.

Midsole came apart from the upper pretty quickly, shoe is too stiff to feel the boost no cushiness

Style is great very supportive but a little stiff don't like having to break them in, lightweight for a hiking shoe overall good shoes

Got some heel blisters on back of right foot. Left was fine.

i have loved the previous free hikers, and in theory these should be a really positive upgrade. But the padding on the top of the heel has stitching up the middle of it that created blisters on both my heels after a very short distance.

Comfort is great, they feel quite bouncy when walking and I don't really feel the terrain underneath me. Foot feels secure in these, but due a seam at the back they do tend to cause blisters right on the achilles, and I have had 2 of my toes on my Right Foot get blisters whilst walking in these even with good quality socks. Size, I sized up a half size (usually 9.5, ordered 10) as recommended, but probably should've gone up a full size as these are very narrow, if you have wide feet you should look at other options or size up a full size. Length wise they're fine. Grip/Sole, the sole has pretty poor durability. I haven't walked in these too much yet, done 4000-5000 steps each day for the past week and a bit and the sole has worn down a very noticeable amount in that time, I dread to think how quickly they'll wear down on dirt, rocks or gravel terrain. Also noticed these lose a lot of grip on gravel/small stones, worse than my 2 year old trainers. They look good though, so that's a plus

Love these boots have been my go-to this past winter into the first part of the spring. Kept my feet dry and warm in the cold snowy days. Noticed some white residue on the sole of both boots abut 3 months of use. I sparingly wore them as not to put too much wear and tear on them my first winter having them. Put them away as the seasons changed into the warmer months. Brought them back out for a cold spell at the end of spring time and wanted to clean them up and was disheartened to see the whitening was from the black paint of the "boost" outer sole peeling away in the same spot of both boots. This will only get worse and am very bummed my fav pair of boots look so bad after only one winter, especially at this price point. Tried to get some kind of replacement through the adidas customer service and was denied saying my window to claim that had passed. Wished I would have spoken up when I first noticed the whitening. The agent wasn't very concerned with helping my case at all.

The forefoot cushioning is highly disappointing for the price point and compared to the older generations. I wouldn't use these for any long or intense hikes.

Had several iterations of these boots. with each pair the quality and fit has got worse. Likely the last pair I will buy of these. its a shame cause they used to be great boots.

The shoes look good and are well made. However, there is some super hard stitching in one place on the top that killed my feet. I really wanted to like them but I had to return them.

The free hiker used to be the most comfortable all-weather athletic shoe on the market when it featured a tongue-less design with the sock style gaiter. This version is bulky and uncomfortable. A real shame for a great product to take a dive like this.

I've had previous iterations of this shoe and loved them. But the back of the shoe rubs painfully against the back of my ankle.

loved the first free hikers. these new versions was a huge step backward. comfort is totally gone and the quality just got worse. used for three month's and their just too narrow.

Extremely disappointed with these expensive Gore-Tex Adidas boots. After only three wears, the lace loop closest to the front broke completely, rendering them unusable. This is unacceptable for footwear at this price point. I was hoping these would replace my beloved Terrex Free Hiker Gore-Tex Hiking Shoes, which I've worn almost daily since 2021. Those shoes provided excellent comfort and durability. Sadly, these new boots fall far short of the quality I expect from Adidas. I'll be searching for a more reliable alternative.

I know that these are durable because I've had them before. I am a mailman and they will endure all weather and terrain. They are unfortunately waaaaaaayyyy too narrow at the toe box. It's likely that my foot had widened because of all the walking I do, but I'm sad I can't wear these anymore because my toes are squished together. I wish adidas made a toe box more like Altra or Vivi barefoot. A toe box that allows the foot to expand to Ira natural shape.

The shoes are extremely narrow and stiff. They hurt my feet when I wear them. I don't recommend them even if you size up. They are too narrow for hiking

I bought these as I have started climbing mountain in the lake district. So far I have completed 4 and decided to leave the review after those for a fair review. For some reason the left shoe was extremely uncomfortable compared to the right which was perfect and this was after going up half a size due to other reviews. On my recent climb up Great Gable it poured down and I learned the shoes weren't fully goretex, due to my feet becoming wet due the goretex lining only going so high inside and not fully covering the whole inside. Another fault I've noticed is the midsole isn't black foam on the boost midsole but white painted black, so now after the walks its started to crack and peel and now you can see the white boost midsole, which takes the shine of the full black option I went for. If I had my time again I'd have invested the money I spent here on some dedicated hiking boots with a pedigree name but been a staunch adidas nut I bought these instead ... BIG MISTAKE ... on top of that I replaced the standard laces as they were 2 different lengths which isn't a huge issue, more of a niggle. I honestly believe these are more for posing in than they are for the purpose they say they are

Customer service was useless didn't even give me a refund

Cool design, but the performance is disappointing. With fewer than 5 wears, the UltraBoost rubber started fading, and in under 2 months in the snow they began letting water in. I expected way better from Terrex, especially for winter conditions.

Will never buy or wear again I literally just got them

Went true to size (M9). These fit really tight in the toe box area and along the sides of the foot. Taking out the insoles and wearing thin socks helped marginally.

Amazingly bad rendition of a free hiker for so much money, runs small compared to non grx models, boost sole is way harder than previous freeehiker 2 ( at least 6 pairs I've owned) , more akin cushioning wise to a leather dress shoe. Probably done to try and bolster the integrity of the side walls that in previous shoes the black has started to wear off after 1 or 2 wears. Trade off is they are hard as rock and i've had to buy insoles to make them wearable.

With 2.0 they made the sole of the shot curved like some kind of sketchers Shape Ups. The 1.0 version had a normal sole.

I had someone tell me these boots were hard. I looked. They not! Anybody saying these joints are hard is weird. Like, just don't. Idk man but for anyone thinking about buying these because they hard, get out.