Keen Jasper Hiking Shoe - Women's

Bought this shoe for the purpose of walking around in a city while on vacation hoping for a nice balance of casual and hiking-suitable footwear. These shoes are not rugged/stiff enough for hiking so I worry about durability and my foot slides in the shoe which would make for a very uncomfortable hike down. These also have almost no support. While it is a nice wide toe box, there's is no arch/ankle support and I feel my arch collapsing as I put my weight on my foot, insole is more like memory foam which is comfy but hurts up the chain. Also, the suede top makes it so that the shoe is neither waterproof (another negative for hiking use) nor breathable. For an everyday walking shoe I would've liked a bit more breathability but there is none. And it's not waterproof so what's even the point. Would not recommend this as a hybrid casual/hiking shoe.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] They're great but man- get these laces to stay tied challenge

I absolutely love them. My new go tos and they are so comfortable.

I loved these initially, but the threads are already coming loose in multiple places along the tongue and sole after less than a month of casual wear. Not ideal because I thought they’d last much longer for the price.

I really wanted to love these shoes. They’re cute and functional. I got them for a 3 month trip through mountains and cities. Unfortunately way before the trip has even started , I was wearing the shoes around the city and the rubber is already starting to peel off from the toe box. Mind you I’ve only been walking through the neighborhood, so I haven’t even done anything strenuous yet. Right now it’s not impacting the functionality (yet), but I’m disappointed in quality given it’s been less than 2 months of wear. I’m not sure it will hold up on my 3 month trip this summer.

Finally found a brand of shoes that make my feet feel like walking on clouds. So much so that I have purchased seven different pairs of keen shoes. As an FYI I already had 4 pairs of their sandals.

I purchased these jasper zionics in hopes that it would help consolidate my packing for a few months of travel (originally I had my sneakers for street wear and hiking shoes for outer terrain activities). The shoe, as most describe, is incredibly comfortable and indeed very trendy. However, when it comes down to utility beyond a fashion statement it surprisingly did not stand the durability test. Just 3 months after purchase and barely 25 miles of hiking later and they’re sort of falling apart/ the upper rubber sole has torn off along with the back piece. Unfortunately these are probably not useful for streetwear given how raggedy they’ve become and not useful for hiking again in given the risk of tripping on the loose rubber parts (which happened too often during a 5 mile summit up a canyon with my 15 kg pack- poor timing!). So, if you’re planning on wearing these exclusively for streetwear than I recommend- beyond that don’t be tricked into thinking that there’s multi use purpose like I did.

This is the first Keen I’ve purchased that didn’t have the obviously big toe box but they still have a nice roomy feel in the front. Don’t let that narrow look fool you. I also debated on getting a different pair but the mixed reviews on size steered me this way and I’m glad I chose these. Fit just like my current Keens-true to size, no guesswork.