I set my expectations a little high for a pair of $30 shoes and I was let down. They fit comfortably out of the box but after 3 mile hike my dogs were barking. I walked around in them for a few days hoping to break them in and I noticed I was starting to have some back pain. After a 6 mile walk my low back and knees were killing me. All that being said the sole of the shoe does have great traction.