Love Hiking? These Vegan Shoes and Boots Were Made for You

Posted by Calvin on June 20, 2025

It’s officially prime hiking szn! 🌞 Choosing a sturdy pair of shoes can make your experience a million times more enjoyable, but that all changes if they aren’t vegan—how can you connect with nature if you’re wearing parts taken from animals on your feet?

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Set yourself up for a truly animal-friendly adventure by getting any of these vegan shoes and boots for hiking:

Note: Before buying anything, you should check with a company, as materials can differ depending on where you live.

XPETI Women’s Terra Mid Hiking Boots

These waterproof boots are made with vegan materials like nylon, EVA, and rubber. That means you can enjoy the great outdoors knowing a grand total of zero animals suffered and died for your footwear.

Merrell Men’s Speed Eco

Hiking is a great way to enjoy the environment, and wearing these eco-friendly shoes is a great way to help protect it. The laces, lining, webbing, and footbed cover are all made from recycled materials. ♻️

Vegetarian Shoes Trail Boot Mk3 (Brown)

The Trail Boot Mk3 is made with Vegetarian Shoes’ Vintage Bucky material, which mimics the feel of animal skin. It’s also infinitely better than animal skin, because, well, it’s not the skin of slaughtered animals.

Adidas Terrex Anylander Hiking Shoes

Are you taking a quick trail walk, a hardcore hike, or an all-day mountain trek? No matter what kind of journey you have in store, these cushioning shoes will be your BFF through it all.

Vivobarefoot Primus Trail III All Weather FG Womens

Vivobarefoot is confident you’ll love its trail shoes. How confident? The company will let you return the shoes for a full refund within 100 days if you’re not feeling them (but we bet this won’t happen). 😉

Xero Shoes DayLite Hiker Fusion – Men

The animal skin industry beats cows, slits their throats, and often skins them while they’re still alive and kicking. Here’s the good news: You can help save cows from this hell by wearing hiking shoes made from only vegan materials, like Xero’s lightweight boots.

Will’s Vegan Store WVSport Active Sandals

Now that you know how cruel the animal skin industry is, remember to also avoid suede: It’s the underside of animals’ skin. Help drive the demand for suede down by wearing these vegan suede sandals on your hot-weather hikes.

Topo Athletic Trailventure 2 WP

With a roomy toe box and grippy outsole, this boot is built for all weather conditions. Plus, the insole is odor-resistant, keeping you feeling fresh time after time.

La Sportiva TX3

Mud, water, rock, dirt, sand—these shoes can handle it all. They provide max grip over rough terrain while giving you stability with a wide forefront fit.  

Native Shoes Fitzsimmons Citylite Bloom

Native Shoes uses bio-based materials to help keep your carbon footprint low. Case in point: These soft and grippy boots are made with algae—yes, that green stuff in ponds. 🤯 How eco-friendly is that?

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Teva Men’s Hurricane XLT2 Sandal

Teva’s sandals have quick-dry webbing and an easy hook-and-loop closure, making them perf for light hikes through wet areas. Get them in bold colors like Larkspur, Archive Ladder Olive, and Vibe Total Eclipse.

MeXYZ Unisex Water Hiking Shoes

If you’re tryna find affordable multi-purpose shoes, you can’t get much better than these. They work great for climbing, rafting, canoeing, and other outdoor activities.

Skechers Slip-Ins: Glide-Step Sole

Comfort should always be a top priority, which is why these animal-friendly shoes are built with air-cooled memory foam. 😌 Your feet will thank you later.

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