{"id":239280,"date":"2026-02-05T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=239280"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:58:32","slug":"best-walking-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/style\/best-walking-shoes","title":{"rendered":"18 Best Walking Shoes For Men Covering Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like to get outdoors for short hikes, or have a walking commute to the office? Then you need to treat your feet to some of the best walking shoes for men. <\/p><p>Walking is seen to be more and more a serious and enjoyable form of exercise, and a great way to reduce our carbon footprint \u2013 spurred on by incentives such as the 10,000 step challenge.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-should-walking-shoes-fit\">How Should Walking Shoes Fit?<\/h3><p>This is pretty essential. How a walking shoe feels on your foot after 30 seconds in a store, compared to two hours into a trail is going to vary. If possible, test new walking shoes at the end of the day, as this is when your feet are slightly more swollen and in tune with a workout. And, always take the wiggle test, moving your toes around, making sure they are free and unrestricted.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-754437153\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1974599645 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1974599645 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[300,250],[320,100],[320,180],[336,280],[640,360]],\"incontent-754437153\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1974599645.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-754437153\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1974599645);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-subscribe\">\n        <div class=\"subscribe-box\">\n            <p class=\"subscribe-title\">Curated news for men, <br\/>delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"subscribe-form\" method=\"POST\">\n                <div class=\"subscribe-input\">\n                    <label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"subscribe-email\">Email:<\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"subscribe-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\" required class=\"form-control\" autocomplete=\"on\" \/>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button button-primary subscribe-button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"source\" value=\"article\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"e2df992756\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239280\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"form-result\"><\/div>\n            <\/form>\n            <p class=\"subscribe-copy\">Join the DMARGE newsletter \u2014 Be the first to receive the latest news and exclusive stories on style, travel, luxury, cars, and watches. Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-often-will-you-be-using-your-walking-shoes\">How Often Will You Be Using Your Walking Shoes?<\/h3><p>If you\u2019re going to be using your new walking shoes daily, whether commuting to work or taking the dog on a 5km walk, you\u2019ll want to consider a durable shoe from the likes of York Athletics MFG or On Running. On Running, designs are particularly good to use on multiple terrains, with a comfortable yet sturdy sole.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-need-fashionable-walking-shoes\">Do You Need Fashionable Walking Shoes?<\/h3><p>Not all walking shoes are equal. When you think of walking shoes, you\u2019ll likely picture something similar to hiking boots; something that might not be the most fashionable ever. But this doesn\u2019t have to be the case. <\/p><p>There are in fact plenty of good-looking walking shoes that combine comfort and practicality. The key is to finding the best brands, and that\u2019s where we come in. <\/p><p>Read on to discover the best walking shoes for men.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-some-other-helpful-dmarge-stories-about-footwear\">Some other helpful DMARGE stories about <a href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/style\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">footwear<\/a>:<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Best Slip On Shoes For Men<\/li><li>Best Running Shoes For Men<\/li><li>Best Shoes For Men With Wide Feet<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These best walking shoes for men were made for, well, walkin&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101045,"featured_media":317125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[397],"tags":[146193],"coauthors":[146231],"class_list":{"0":"post-239280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-gallery","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-style","8":"tag-buyers-guides","9":"post_format-post-format-gallery"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101045"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536856,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239280\/revisions\/536856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239280"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=239280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}