I am a woman who occasionally wears men's hiking shoes. I bought these for everyday use on local trails in California. I'm not sure I'll be hiking more seriously in them, but everything will be fine here, especially in late summer and fall/winter. It's a bit warm here for the summer. I definitely wouldn't pay $170, the original price, but for less than $100 I think they will work just fine. They have good stability which I need.