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Shoes For Walking On Gravel Road?

arabianhorselover
arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I can feel the rocks through the bottoms of the shoes I have. Would a hiking shoe be best?

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  • Lizzles4Shizzles
    Lizzles4Shizzles Posts: 122 Member
    Seems to me a hiking shoe would work better - you might still feel the rocks a little bit, but the hiking shoes would probably hold up better than regular running shoes.
  • cheshirecatastrophe
    cheshirecatastrophe Posts: 1,395 Member
    What shoes are you wearing? Gravel road doesn't really require heavy duty trail shoes or hiking boots, but there are some sneakers (running/walking/crosstrainers) with thicker soles than others.

    On the other hand, hiking shoes are cute and fun and give you an excuse to go into REI/Cabela's to try them on, which is always excellent.
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    No stores like that in this rural area. Only one shoe store of any kind! I will probably be buying online.

    I am wearing some Avia walking shoes. There are a lot of rocks on our road, and it hurts!

    That's what I need. Thicker soles.
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    I have purchased a pair of Keen hiking shoes, since I found a good deal on them. Hoping they work both for hiking and for my rocky gravel road.
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