Hiking shoes can be categorized by wearing environment, upper material, or intended user.
Heavy-Duty Hiking Boots
Designed specifically for mountaineering and can accommodate crampons. With high shafts, they are suited for complex and harsh terrains such as snow, ice, and rock mixtures, offering effective foot protection.
Lightweight Hiking Shoes
Are commonly used in outdoor activities, designed for medium to short-distance hikes with light loads. Suitable for relatively gentle mountainous areas, jungles, general outings, or camping.
Leather Upper (including full-grain and split leather) Lightweight Hiking Shoes;
Synthetic (artificial) Leather Upper Lightweight Hiking Shoes;
Fabric Upper Lightweight Hiking Shoes;
Multi-material Composite Upper Lightweight Hiking Shoes.
Men’s Lightweight Hiking Shoes;
Women’s Lightweight Hiking Shoes.
Compared to regular shoes, the functionality of hiking shoes cannot be overlooked—especially when wearers traverse complex terrain, engage in prolonged walking, or carry heavy loads, all of which can easily cause foot injuries. Therefore, hiking shoes place strong emphasis on foot protection and safety performance.
As a result, the standards for lightweight hiking shoes assess not only basic performance such as upper-to-sole bonding strength and shoe flex resistance, but also key factors like sole abrasion resistance, lace durability, sole hardness, tongue thickness, and shock absorption to ensure they meet the demands of outdoor hiking and camping activities.
Peel strength is a direct indicator of the bonding strength between the upper and sole, and a key metric for evaluating the likelihood of delamination.
Peel Strength Requirements:
