Cascadia 20
The Cascadia 20 is an all-terrain trail shoe for varied and technical surfaces. Compared with the Cascadia 19, it switches to lighter, more responsive DNA FLASH v2 and adds 4 mm of cushioning at both the heel and forefoot. TrailAdapt combines a broad base, strategic flexibility, and adaptable lugs. Series-first Vibram Megagrip with 4 mm lugs grips wet or dry ground, while reinforced air mesh protects high-wear areas.
- Intended uses:
- Trail
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier / high-stack Trail
- Weight
- 306.2g
- Of 811 known values: 689 lower, 2 equal, 120 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 15%, including ties / average +39g
- Drop
- 6mm
- Of 815 known values: 221 lower, 156 equal, 438 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard36.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 38 / 32mm
- Of 694 known values: 460 lower, 39 equal, 195 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 33.7%, including ties / average +3.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- DNA FLASH v2 / TrailAdapt
- Outsole
- Vibram Megagrip (4mm lugs)
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Brooks US lists 10.8 oz / 306.2 g for the men's Cascadia 20.
- Plate note
- The exact Cascadia 20 product page and model-bounded official evolution section describe DNA FLASH v2, Vibram Megagrip, TrailAdapt flexibility and adaptable lugs, and the upper without identifying any carbon structure, so this model is classified as not carbon-plated. Older-model Rock Shield/rock-plate wording was not carried into Cascadia 20.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Brooks Cascadia 19.
In the registered data, weight is 6.2g heavier at 306.2g, heel stack is 3mm higher at 38mm, and forefoot stack is 3mm higher at 32mm.
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 306.2g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 38mm·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.