The North Face has been part of the vanguard bringing the tech from the best carbon plate running shoes from the roads to the trails. Its newest model, the TNF Summit Vectiv Pro 3, is the third generation of its high-end trail model.
While plates and tall, springy stacks of foam have yet to prove as reliable a hit on the trails as the road, some of the best trail running shoes use the tech to great effect, with the Hoka Tecton X3 and Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra standing out in particular.
