Hiking footwear, your top 5

One pair of trail runners that fit pretty good.
Another pair of trail runners that are sized up a full size (for longer trips).

1/ Hoka One One – Mafate Speed
2/ Salomon – XA 3D Ultra2

Luna sandals or my homemade beefy huaraches
Altra Superior
Chaco sandals
New Balance Minimus 630s
I have some Keens that work when they're not making me lose my toenails

I brought the huaraches on a recent trip as a test and they really saved me. I hiked the last 16 miles in them. So I bought the Lunas. I'm not sure yet if they are better than the ones I made myself. They certainly look better. I'm considering never wearing shoes anymore.

Teva barracuda sport is my favorite. When I go traveling, I always like to add some hiking or climbing in the trip, but I don't want to bother to bring sandals and hiking boots. Barracuda sport are the best all-round sandal to solve my problem. It’s a pity that I didn’t buy several more pairs(it seems that they've discontinued them).
At about 18oz a pair(US11), I think it’s light enough. It save the weight by extending the midsole to the center area of the bottom, and rubber outsole just cover the edge part of the bottom. It dries faster than keen or chaco sandals by extending the midsole which doesn't absorb water to cover more area including the back/side of the ankle and toe area (looks like a crocs/teva hybrid). The fabrics used to cover the instep absorbs very few water. They provide nice toe protection like classic keen sandals, but its tightening system is more secure by combing drawstring cord and velcro straps rather than the drawstring bungee cord used on keen sandals. (I’ve went caving with a pair of Keen Newport H2, and they stocked in the mud.) It works perfect for me to go hiking or bushwhacking especially in rainy days. When I went bushwhacking or if the temperature is lower, I would wear them with regular or neoprene socks to provide protection or warmth.

If I don’t want soil, mud, leaves, small rocks getting under my feet. I would wear trail running which have draining holes and quick drying fabrics or so-called amphibian shoes.

I don't have five, but …..After years of Inov8 and New Balance trail runners, I am now the happiest with my Lowa Renegade GTX mid boots.
For up to 10 miles in a day, without much scree or rock, the Inov8 are fine. Anything more and my narrow heels moving around cause me blisters; that happened with four different models and plenty of sock variations.
The Renegades are light, provide good sensory feedback, are narrow enough for my feet and the heel sits deep enough to help prevent ankle rolling.
So my top three are the Lowa Renegades:) then one of the New Balance I have had ( sorry, forgot the model) and fifth the Inov8 rocklite.

yeah, Lowa Renegade pretty good. I wore out a pair and thought they were pretty comfortable. GTX mids are best in the conditions I experience.

None of them are made anymore.

LaSportiva Crossleather
LaSportiva X Country
LaSportiva Fireblade

The Altra Lone Peak is a good shoe, once they fix the upper and use better rubber it will be spectacular.

The old Montrail Vitesse was a great shoe, though I doubt I could wear such a structured shoe these days.

Mine is the Salomon Quest 4D 2. Very comfortable so far.

I have two.

La Sportiva Wildcats for 95% of my backpacking needs.

La Sportiva Raptors for hikes where I'm going to spend most of my time in talus/scree.

1.)Salomon XA Pro 3d
2.) everything else ymmv

"1.)Salomon XA Pro 3d
2.) everything else ymmv"

+1

Teva Terra Fi4 sandals for all terrain and approximately 20F – 120F temperature range.

-Barry
-May everyone find their sole.
-The mountains were made for tevas

Mine is easy, because Merrell Moabs in wide sizes are the only thing that fit me just right.
Garmont Zenith Trail GTXs sized up half a size also work well for me, though I can't wear lightweight socks without getting heel slippage, and the soles suck for traction on anything slick.

Love the Salomon XA Pro 3D, but the M+(EE) isn't wide enough. That, or the GTX version, would be all I'd wear if they fit. Wonderful shoes, but I can't make it through a full day of hiking in them.

While I have some Innov8 and Salomons and others I am in the Keen camp for wide footware

Voyageurs for really rocky, dry, desert conditions (these are also my daily work shoes on the farm)

Marshalls (non GTX) for wet, warm, wading conditions

Targhee Mids for colder, sloppy snow conditions here in the east

I have found there durability OK, especially now that they have fixed their sole to upper issues from a few years back. Wish the liner at the heel cup would not wear out so quickly.

Is it available in a 15? Is it in stock? New favorite.

My first love was Montrail, before they got bought out.
My second love was inov8 before they got narrow, stiff-soled and overbuilt.
Vivobarefoot would be great if they could fix their durability issues.
Ditto Altra.
Agree with Kat that Lowa Renegades are probably the best light hiking boot out there. Fantastic fit and well-constructed. My go-to in cold weather.
I still love my Chacos, even though they're heavy.
If I were going for luxury and bringing camp shoes, I'd pick Teva Mush flip flops. Super comfortable.

Lesson: It's easier to find great heavy footwear than great UL footwear. I've never met a pair of trail runners that wasn't a compromise in some way.

Just a couple miles into a trip the other weekend, I got my Inov8's muddied up from a nasty bog.

Ended up doing the next couple days with an old pair of Teva Alp Pro sandals and some Spenco midsoles.

They were quite fantastic.

But I must admit I am still very partial to my 25 year old (but recently re-soled) Asolo 555's. One of the lightest pair of full grain leather boots ever made, me thinks.

1. Brooks Cascadia 9 – this is my favorite all around trail runner for both running and backpacking (haven't tried the 10 yet but I'm on my 3rd pair of the 9's)

2. Altra Olympus for long runs and less technical terrain where more cushion is desirable. I'm on my 2nd pair of these.

3. La Sportiva Ultra Raptors – great traction and durability, but they give me blisters when I do lots of miles. Probably best for off trail scrambling. I'm on my 3rd pair of these.

That's all I got.

I hike in minimalist shoes and I have yet to find a pair of shoes that I consider "good". They are generally all crap and fall apart. The only good ones that come to mind are the merrel trail glove 1's or vibram 5 fingers. Inov8 is supposed to be good but their shoes are way too narrow for me.

Different Asics Shoes.
Inov-8 are not bad too.

Scarpa Sparks

Light weight, fast draining, bomber in mud and snow, and have been very durable so far. I only have about 300 miles on them.

Inov-8 Roclite 295's – my one and only trail shoe. I love the stickiness of the rubber for the trails in Southern California and the Southern Sierra where I do all of my hikning.

The 2015 model is a return to the greatness of the 2012 and earlier version, albeit with an obnoxiously loud logo in white compared with the blue and black upper. The shoe is supple, the sole is grippy once again. It's wide enough without being clown-like (are you listening Altra?).

1. LUNA Leadville Pacer
2. LUNA Venado

Past shoes consists of '12 Inov8 295s, Altra Olympus, NB Minimus 10v3 Trail.

295s were perfect other than raised the raised heel.
Olympus' were mediocre, didn't like the fit or stack height or lack of proprioception.
Minimus remind me of the 295s, 2E more narrow than 295s, tread rubber is too soft.

Been on the hunt for a zero drop, wide width, wide toe box shoe, no arch support/neutral shoe. Altra is my only option and the Olympus' were still a bit narrow mid foot. I'd like to give Lone Peaks or Superiors a try even though the Olympus' turned me off on the fit and quality.

Finally ended up with LUNAs, everything I'm looking for. I was going to go with a custom cut since their normal width were too narrow but found out they offer wide now, have to call to order them though. My only cons with the LUNAs are you will get rocks under your feet occasionally and since I went with traditional laces the lacing has to be spot on. They're always a conversation starter though.

LUNA Venado with leather laces.

Edit: Typos.