Trail Glove 8
Trail Glove 8 extends Merrell’s barefoot approach to the trail, prioritizing natural movement and ground connection in a minimalist platform. A thin FloatPro midsole, Barefoot 2 construction and FLEXconnect help it flex with uneven terrain on long outings. The burrito tongue and external rear sling secure the foot and heel, while Vibram TC5+ supplies wet-and-dry traction for trail runs, hikes and active walking.
- Intended uses:
- Trail
Specs
- Weight
- 220g
- Of 948 known values: 135 lower, 11 equal, 802 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 15.4%, including ties / average -48g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 961 known values: 0 lower, 68 equal, 893 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 7.1%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- -
- Not registered
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 866 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- FloatPro / FLEXconnect
- Outsole
- Vibram TC5+
- Reference price
- $130
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Merrell US official product page lists 220g as half-pair weight.
- Plate note
- The exact Japan and U.S. official pages comprehensively list the upper, insole, Barefoot 2 platform, FloatPro, FLEXconnect, and Vibram TC5+ without identifying any carbon structure. It is classified as non-carbon under the complete-official-spec policy; this does not assert that every non-carbon reinforcing element is absent.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $130Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥17,600 | 2026-01-30Shown above |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Merrell Trail Glove 7.
In the registered data, weight is 20g lighter at 220g.
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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Weight
This shoe 220gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.