Challenger 7
Challenger 7 connects roads and trails in one all-terrain shoe. Versus its predecessor, HOKA increased midsole height and introduced softer CMEVA foam for more cushioning while making the men's sample lighter. Its recycled mesh upper manages fit, while the gravel-tire-inspired Durabrasion Rubber outsole places small, tightly spaced lugs centrally and larger, aggressive lugs around the perimeter.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Daily
Specs
Among 869 listed shoes, this is a lighter / lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 252g
- Of 814 known values: 254 lower, 10 equal, 550 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 32.4%, including ties / average -15g
- Drop
- 5mm
- Of 818 known values: 121 lower, 98 equal, 599 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 26.8%, including ties / average -1.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 31 / 26mm
- Of 694 known values: 153 lower, 28 equal, 513 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 26.1%, including ties / average -3.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 787 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- CMEVA
- Outsole
- Durabrasion Rubber
- Reference price
- $145
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Men's 252g / 27cm from Deckers Japan official PR TIMES press release; women's value is 207g / 24cm.
- Plate note
- No carbon plate stated; Deckers Japan official PR describes CMEVA foam and Durabrasion Rubber outsole with 4mm lugs.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for HOKA Challenger ATR 6.
In the registered data, weight is 27g lighter at 252g, heel stack is 2mm higher at 31mm, and forefoot stack is 2mm higher at 26mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
Compare within the database
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Comparison: All data (869 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 252g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 5mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 31mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.