Brooks Cascadia 18: specs and the races it suits

314 g · 8 mm drop · 33 mm heel stack · 4 mm lugs. We scored it against 50 shoes in our catalog for each of our 249 trail races.

Brooks Cascadia 18
BrooksBrooks Cascadia 18

An all-terrain trail classic: stable, protective and reliable on any ground thanks to its pivot system that adapts the foot to the terrain. Balanced cushioning for medium and long distances.

314 g · 8 mm drop · 33 mm heel stack · 4 mm lugs

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What terrain is it for?

Based on its verified specs, this is how it handles each type of race.

  • Likely mud Copes

    4 mm lugs: copes with mud, but it's not its terrain

  • Rock and technical ground Copes

    4 mm lugs: copes on rock

  • Ultra: cushioning Copes

    Medium cushioning for an ultra (33 mm at the heel)

  • Mixed trail Built for it

    Built for fire roads and mixed trail

Which races does it suit? Checked against 249 races

For each race we score all 50 shoes in the catalog on its terrain, distance and recent weather, and see where this one ranks. Versions of the same model (women's, GTX) count as one.

Does the job in 249.

Does the job, but there are more specialised options (249)

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Criteria: mud when it often rains around race day on soft ground; rock for skyrunning and vertical kilometres; ultra from 50 km; mixed otherwise.

Specs

Weight (per shoe)314 g
Drop8 mm
Heel stack33 mm
Forefoot stack25 mm
Lug depth4 mm
FitMedium
Stable platform–
Waterproof–
Carbon plate–
Terrainmixed

Brand-stated specs or values measured by independent sources. Green marks the better value when one is clearly better.

Head-to-head comparisons

The Brooks Cascadia 18 is a versatile shoe: it does the job in many races, though each one has a more specialised option.

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