Nova 4
Nova 4 is a fourth-generation trail model for moderate routes, loose terrain and everyday obstacles, with a clean design intended to remain wearable beyond the trail. A lightweight FloatPro midsole works with FLEXconnect flex grooves to balance lasting comfort and ground connection. Engineered mesh with TPU adds breathable support, while Merrell Quantum Grip rubber and 4 mm lugs provide durable traction underfoot.
- Intended uses:
- Trail
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 261g
- Of 811 known values: 315 lower, 5 equal, 491 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard39.1th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -6g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 29 / 21mm
- Of 694 known values: 97 lower, 23 equal, 574 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 17.3%, including ties / average -5.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- FloatPro / FLEXconnect
- Outsole
- Quantum Grip
- Reference price
- $140
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- 9.2 oz / 261 g per shoe from the official Merrell US page.
- Plate note
- Merrell U.S.'s clearly bounded Nova & Antora 4 guide section lists the mesh upper, FloatPro, FLEXconnect, and Quantum Grip, and an exact authorized-retailer page corroborates that construction. Neither identifies a carbon structure, so it is classified as non-carbon under the complete-spec policy; this does not assert that every plate or reinforcing element is absent.
Related video
Official video from Merrell South Africa.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 261g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 29mm·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.