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Vasque Shoes Women's Kota XCR Hiking Shoe

Backpacker magazine's 2007 Gear Guide rates it as the Best Low-Cut for Backpacking. Gore-Tex lined.

A multisport shoe that excels when carrying moderate loads on trails the Vasque Women's Kota XCR Hiking Shoe earned a Best Low-Cut for Backpacking rating in Backpacker magazine's 2007 Gear Guide. Why is it so great? The reasons are many not the least of which is the tremendous support especially noticeable when the trail gets rough. A molded thermoplastic urethane (TPU) plate with heel stabilizer located between the Vasque Racer X outsole and compression molded EVA insole creates a semi-rigid platform that keeps the shoe from twisting when the trail fades away to nothing more than an unmaintained boot path. This makes the Kota XCR a little stiffer than some other hiking shoes on the market. But Vasque uses similar technology in their trail running shoes so the feel of the Kota is not a whole lot different than their lighter models. Waterproof nubuck and pig suede leather along with a tough rubber toe bumper cover virtually all of the upper addressing the usual beating that hiking shoes take in the backcountry. For lack of a better description the Vasque Kota XCR Hiking Shoe's incredible fit feels like it's a balloon inflated around your foot. Both the deep heel pocket and Keystone Control instep lacing feel comfortably snug from start to finish.

Great hiking shoe
by Anonymous
I was happily surprised with these. They are rugged enough for serious hiking but they are really comfortable. I haven't gotten any hot spots of blisters. Even make my feet look smaller!

OK, but like Vasque Breeze better
by Helen
At first these seemed very comfortable.But I found that while walking on hard surfaces the two yellow "lugs" hit my heal in a weird place and caused some discomfort. I suppose inserting an orthotic insole would alleviate the problem but did'nt think I should have to.

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