Customer Reviews Altra Superior 6

The toe box is narrow compared to the other styles. I might need to return them. If you have a narrow foot they would be a great shoe.

I have had 2 other models of this shoe & loved these as my everyday & running shoe. Sadly Superior 6 gets sent back. Too narrow in the midfoot & the foot volume is too low, hurt my foot just standing

I agree they changed the design, however, after wearing them a week or so. I like the firm stability but do tie them loose to accommodate the tighter toe box. Hopefully, the 7 will be a bigger toe box.

I have owned 12 Altra shoes over the years (currently have 5, one for each sport / activity). Almost all have been Lone Peak, 5, 6, and 7. They have all been fantastic with a very similar fit, and perfect for my extremely wide toe box. The Superior 6 was on sale, so I bought it. Love the color (green) and length is fine, but there is a strange feeling of tightness not at the end of the shoe, but at the first lowest lace area. Even with the lace completely loose there is an odd pinching sensation there. I will still wear them, but not for anything serious.

The shoe felt more curved and wider in the toe box than my superior 4.5. I really like my shoes over the ones I tried on. I also like the material of my pair better too. I ended up not keeping the shoe. I also agree on the color choices. I'm not a big fan of any of the options.

The Superior has been my sole trail running shoe for nearly five years. I've trained and raced distances up to 100k in previous models (4, 4.5 and 5), which I found to be one of my favorite shoes of all time (trail or road). After reading previous reviews I was apprehensive about the changes to the Superior 6, but bought a pair to try out. I was extremely disappointed. The upper toe box is extremely fitted/tight, and the sole much more rigid than previous models. The foot space/flexibility that existed previously has been compromised with this new design, and I found the shoes to be extremely uncomfortable within 2 miles of running. Altra, please fix this! The 5 was spot on, from my perspective. I'll be shopping for whatever 5s I can still find. Thank you!

The colors are not great like they were in the past. Hoping you get back to black or dark gray for Superior 7 The 4 was the best fit

What I like about the shoe is the squish, it's not over the top and prevents soreness for me, but I should have ordered an 8 over my usual 7.5. Doesn't leave much room when my toes swell on long runs

feels very flat on the toes. Definitely a low volume shoe. I find that every time I get a shoe, even if I get the same style, the design and fit is different. Inconsistent sizing. this is my 6th pair.

I want it to like these shoes, I really did but they are just ok. I wore them twice but both times they just weren't comfortable. They made the sides of my feet hurt just a half mile into my walk/hike. I enjoy light bendable shoes versus heavy thicker shoes so I enjoyed that part. My shoe was a little tight in my toe box, my feet are between normal and wide width and I usually buy 9.5 W and so I went with 9.5 in these thinking these have wider toe box already, I would recommend going half a size up if you have wider feet. They were also very tight across my ankle/bridge. I had a pair of cotton ankle socks on and I had to take them off because the shoe was too tight. Compared to other shoes that a thin and light these were not my favorite. I would probably buy a different style of this shoe and size up in the future. Overall I give this shoe a 3.0 out of 5

I like the design/style and color. It fits decent but because of the shape it feels a bit snug in the toes. I wish there would be more cushion, they feel a bit stiff. For walking these are fine and comfortable but when I run in them it's a different story, not much padding ends up hurting my feet.

I want it to like these shoes, I really did but they are just ok. I wore them twice but both times they just weren't comfortable. They made the sides of my feet hurt just a half mile into my hike.

Disappointed with the sizing of these shoes. The toe box is wide but has an incredibly narrow mid foot. Without the ability to loosen the laces / move the tongue it makes running anything over 4 miles painful. Unfortunately, these were pretty quickly retired to walking shoes.

Looking for a replacement for my beloved Provision (Altra, how could you discontinue such a fine shoe?) but this is not it. I pull the insoles and replace with my custom orthotics so I need good arch room. With the tight construction of these and the attached tongue, I could barely get my foot into the shoe. No need to test walk them--I can't take that much downward pressure on the forward part of my arch. The toe box may be roomy and the width of the shoe is probably fine but please don't squish my feet!

Unfortunately these shoes fit poorly and the attachment of the tongue on one side doesn't work well. Makes the shoe very restrictive and tight. I wouldn't recommend these shoes.