Anyone plugged into the thru-hiking or lightweight backpacking scene has encountered Brooks Cascadias. They’ve either worn a pair of these trail runners themselves or followed the distinctive tread pattern for miles at a time. Before this review, the last time I hiked in these shoes was in 2015 when five pairs of Cascadia 9’s carried me NOBO on the PCT. At that time, it felt like 1,000% (at least) of thru-hikers were wearing Cascadia’s, so whenever I encountered a confusing junction, all I had to do was look at the dirt. There were always Cascadia tracks to show me the way, and it worked every single time.