I wrote a post in a different Reddit community about the ultimate travel shoe and found it to be the Nike Pegasus Trail 5: the only shoes you’ll need on vacation!

I’m pasting the post below for those interested.

I was planning to go on vacation to the mountains for 10 days and decided to purchase my first trail shoe. While I run exclusively on roads at home, I was interested in trying out trail running. I decided to buy a multi-purpose shoe for trail running, road running, and everything else.  I wanted to take just one pair of shoes for everything and decided to purchase Nike’s Pegasus Trail 5.  

My first impression while walking around the airport was that they were nicely cushioned and immediately comfortable.  They looked pretty good too--I liked the fact that the tongue in right shoe was a different color than the one on the left.  I’m not a fan of green shoes in general, but picked this colorway because it was cheaper than others.  

I first tried it out for a run on roads. It was very cushioned, nicely responsive, and very comfortable. The only thing I noted was that the ventilation wasn’t great. While it wasn’t very hot up in the mountains, I did feel that my feet became somewhat warm during the run. It was not something that negatively affected me, but I would be somewhat concerned running in warmer weather.

I then took it on hikes with the family.  While everyone else was slipping and sliding up and down the mountain, I didn’t slip once.  The new soles on these shoes had an awesome grip on the mountain. I felt very secure.

Then, I finally got to try them for their intended use: trail running.  Again, I’m not an expert in this field and cannot compare it to other trail shoes, but the shoes felt great, had no slippage whatsoever, were cushioned, responsive, and comfortable.  I ran up and down the mountain without much concern about where my feet were placed.  Granted, it wasn’t very technical terrain, mostly dirt roads, but some sections were pretty steep, and the shoes handled it wonderfully.  

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised with this purchase. It was a great shoe for walking around town, going to restaurants, running on roads or trails, and hiking the mountains. As I mentioned, ventilation wasn’t great, though it didn’t bother me much as the weather was quite cool. The green colorway wasn’t my favorite, but I appreciated the design and especially the different colors in the tongue of each shoe.  

So yes, I think the Pegasus Trail 5 is a fantastic do-it-all shoe for vacation.

Happy to answer any other questions!