Trail shoes for (slightly) wide feet

The Salomon XA series seem pretty wide to me. Good heel cup, but then relaxed through the middle and toe box.

La Sportiva might be an option as well. Nice fitting heel and middle with a spacious toe box. Check out the Wildcats.

Edit: The Wildcat sole will wear relatively quickly, but is really sticky so it might be worthwhile if you scramble a lot in CO.

I too have a wide forefoot, and love the fit of my Mizuno Wave Harriers. Most of my hiking is off trail, and the deep lugs give superb grip in mud and mixed ground.
They have lots of durable mesh, and are quick draining. My pair of size 10 UK / size 11 US, weigh 688g.

Do all the Salomon's have elastic lacing? I prefer traditional laces, seem more solid to me.

I may have to give La Sportiva a look–hopefully my local REI has some.

I've hiked in the Sabino Trail and their AT shoe and can vouch for the wide toe box…a bit too wide for me. From my experience I liked the AT better since it has more lacing eyelets which allowed me to better tailor the fit.

ATs have a tight knit upper, Sabinos mesh. Sabinos are therefore cooler, but let in more trail dirt.

ATs are stiffer and worked well for both on and off trail hiking in the Sierra last summer. My pack weight started at <30 lbs, but my trail runner experience suggests they'd work well up to ~40 lbs. The Sabinos I'd keep under 30.

Both shoes are well made, my ATs had several hundred miles on them when retired. The upper showed a few scuff wear marks and much of the sole tread was worn but no holes, tears, or delamination. My Sabinos have only a hundred miles or so, and appear only gently used.

I may have to try the AT Trail then. Are they a high volume shoe? The Sabino Trail seemed a bit high volume for me.

Just recently purchased the sabinos at a outrageously good price. I am a size 10 in my normal athletic shoes but usually order a 10 1/2 in my trail shoes and find the width to be adequate on my marginally wide feet. I tried these on in store and ordered a 10 — they have a super roomy toebox.

I haven't hit the trail in them for anything worth noting but I am positively planning to purchase a set of dirty girl gaiters to go with them.

+1 on the Sportiva Wildcats. I just got a pair for my SHR hike and am super impressed with the fit. I have a narrow heel and a wide foot, and the toe box is nice and roomy, and the heel is well defined and holds my foot firmly. Good feeling and looking shoe. we'll see how it holds up after a couple of weeks bashing them! :)

Merrell Moab Ventilator

comes in a wide

I did the JMT, part of the PCT, and the first 105 miles of the Colorado Trail with them. Doing the rest of the CT with them in a week.

Enough said.

I'll plus +2 (or is it 3 :) ) either the Sabino Trail or AT- I don't have many miles on the AT's, but what few I do I've liked. I've got a lot of miles on the Sabino Trail- lately I've been using them for trailing running (they're a little lighter, little cooler).

I'll probably use the AT's more for backpacking (although in fairness the Sabino's were great) and continue to use the Sabino's for trail running

Amazon has some pretty good pricing right now on Sabinos:

http://www.amazon.com/Montrail-Sabino-Trail-Running-Tiger/dp/B003313C5I/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1311034356&sr=8-6

I like the Sabino – my only qualm is that when you soak them through, the factory insole will shift around. I suppose you could gorilla glue them in place. I've also noticed that the upper side near the lacing is falling fraying, but this should not result in a total failure of the shoe (like the mesh blowing out would). I've put about 450 miles on them and they feel like they have about 100 left.

^ interesting, ever since I started using superfeet insoles I've never really given any factory insole much of a chance

I have the same type of foot as well, was able to try on several different types of shoes and ended up choosing Saucony ProGrid Exodus 2.0 because they fit so well. Coupled with Smartwool running socks my feet are happy on the trail now in the Rockies.

I almost went with the LaSportiva (Wildcat or Raptor?) but the lacing / locking system kept my foot in place better. Both REI and Zappos carry them.

Tried on the LaSportiva Wildcat and Crossover at REI. A no-go. They were a bit too narrow in the front. Same goes for Salomon.

Garmont Eclipse seemed to have some generous width in the toebox, but they seemed like a heavier shoe (Vibram sole) and a bit clunky. Way too much padding in the shoe, kind of like the Merrell Moabs. Padding is great for doing away with hotspots but not so good when it comes to moisture.

I do have a pair of Montrail AT Plus's on order, we'll see how those turn out…

Any thoughts on New Balance? We have a local New Balance store in town and I hear their trail shoes come in wide.

Is there any point in mentioning the Mizunos again, as you didn't seem interested the first time?
You can lead a horse to water……. ;)

How about another option…treksta evolution. I have a wide foot and bought the first generation of this shoe. I think it is great. One of the most comfortable shoes I've worn. Has plenty of room in the toe box and I aven run into any hot spots. Might be a little heavier that the other shoes mentioned but provides a little more rigidity to the sole.

Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for the tip on the Trekstas, I may order a pair to see how they fit (read something about them in Backpacker magazine).

I did try on a pair of Mizuno Wave (?) at a local running shoe store, can't recall exactly how they fit but wasn't terribly excited about them. The Harriers I think are limited to UK production.

Tried on the Montrail Sabinos again. Something about them just not quite right. The size 9 was too small, and the size 9 1/2 a little long. They just didn't feel stable to me, maybe the way the sole is designed. Have the AT's on order.

The Saucony Xodus 2.0 is a no-go. They were decently wide (though a little long), but the heel seemed to slip a little despite various attempts at lacing the shoe differently.

I did try on and like a pair of Brooks Cascadia 5's that I tried on. They were just a bit on the long side (size 10, I normally wear 9 1/2) so I passed. But they felt beefier than the Cascadia 6's (current model), which I wasn't terribly impressed with.

I'm going to try to visit our local New Balance outlet tomorrow. Any suggestions on which ones I should try? They have a dizzying array of trail shoes. I want one that comes in a 2E width for my wide forefeet and is a beefy, rugged shoe. I guess I should go with cushioning over stability, as I was recently informed that I am a neutral runner despite my relatively low arch and wide/flat feet. Not sure how important the cushioning/stability thing is, though. Fit is paramount.

The search continues…