Zinal 3
Zinal 3 is a low-profile trail racer for fast movement on technical terrain. It replaces the prior EVA platform with higher-return SCF EVA and switches from Vibram to HOKA proprietary sticky rubber. A revised multidirectional 5mm lug pattern adds bite, while a lightweight leno-weave upper, stretchy dynamic vamp, and protective toe rand balance breathability and protection. HOKA lists the shoe as not plated.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Race
Specs
Among 869 listed shoes, this is a lighter / lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 253g
- Of 814 known values: 264 lower, 3 equal, 547 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 32.8%, including ties / average -14g
- 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)
- 31.8 / 26.8mm
- Of 694 known values: 183 lower, 1 equal, 510 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 26.5%, including ties / average -2.9mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 787 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- SCF EVA
- Outsole
- sticky rubber
- Reference price
- $150
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The HOKA US product page lists the men's model at 8.94 oz, while the exact SportsShoes product page lists 253g. A Japanese official weight listing was not confirmed.
- Plate note
- HOKA US's exact product comparison explicitly lists Midsole Plate as NOT PLATED. REI's exact men's technical table also lists Rock Plate as No.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for HOKA Zinal 2.
In the registered data, weight is 26g heavier at 253g, heel stack is 1.8mm higher at 31.8mm, and forefoot stack is 1.8mm higher at 26.8mm.
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.
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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 253g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 5mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 31.8mm·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.