Lone Peak 8
Lone Peak 8 is a zero-drop shoe for trail running, hiking, and thru-hiking. Building on Lone Peak 7, it uses a lighter ripstop-mesh upper inspired by Lone Peak 6. Optional pull-through ghillie lacing adjusts fit. Altra EGO cushioning, MaxTrac with TrailClaw lugs, and Original FootShape fit retain its natural trail feel, while a full-length 1.5 mm TPU StoneGuard and GaiterTrap protect against rocks and debris.
- Intended uses:
- Trail
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier / lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 303g
- Of 811 known values: 663 lower, 7 equal, 141 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 18.2%, including ties / average +36g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 815 known values: 0 lower, 48 equal, 767 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 5.9%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 25 / 25mm
- Of 694 known values: 41 lower, 16 equal, 637 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 8.2%, including ties / average -9.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- Altra EGO
- Outsole
- MaxTrac
- Reference price
- $140
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Official Altra GB exact-model page lists men's weight as 10.7 oz / 303 g.
- Plate note
- This model uses a full-length 1.5mm TPU StoneGuard protective piece. Because that structure is non-carbon, carbon_plate is false.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Altra Lone Peak 7.
In the registered data, weight is 11g lighter at 303g.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 303g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 25mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.