The Basics
- Gender: Women’s | See Men’s
- Type: Trail
- Manufacturer: Scarpa
- Price: 130.00
Runner’s World Review
The Scarpa brand was born in northern Italy and combines the craftsmanship of Italian design with the outdoor mountaineering tradition of the Dolomites. The Neutron is a new model that, compared with Scarpa’s previous shoes, has a deeper and narrower heel, a wider toebox, and a 6 mm heel-toe drop (height difference between heel and forefoot)—making them more in line with other trail brands. The Neutron is a solidly built shoe with supportive, stitched overlays; an aggressive, trail-gripping and mud-shedding tread; and arch-wrap construction that reaches up and supports the arch on both sides. The traction and sturdy construction impressed testers, and they most appreciated the shoes when going slow over rugged terrain.
All the Stats You Need!
- Weight: High | 9.5 mm
- Heel-To-Toe-Drop: High | 9.5 mm
- Heel Height: Stop Trying to Improve the Safety Pin
- Heel Cushioning: Firm
- Forefoot Height: Low | 21.1 mm
- Forefoot Cushioning: Very Firm
- Flexibility: Stiff
- Stability Features: Some
- Energy Return: Least
We put each shoe through real-world usage and a battery of mechanical tests in our lab to provide you with objective — and exclusive — data. In addition to a shoe's weight, we measure sole thickness (everything that sits between your foot and the road), how well the foam cushions your stride, and the flexibility of the forefoot. All this is taken into account in our reviews of each shoe.
