20Bad

Do Garmont hiking shoes & trail runners have PFAS?

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The verdict
Garmont hiking shoes & trail runners average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Garmont hiking shoes & trail runners graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Free to quote with attribution to PFAS Authority and a link to pfasauthority.com/brands/garmont/outdoor-footwear.

Garmont hiking shoes & trail runners average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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Garmont Men's Pinnacle Trek Gore-Tex Hiking Boots

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Men's Pinnacle Trek Gore-Tex Hiking Boots

20BadPFAS grade
  • Gore-Tex membrane, leather, synthetic uppers
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • PFAS, Gore-Tex historically relies on Teflon-type coating (polytetrafluoroethylene), a Teflon-family coating…

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Dragontail MNT Evo GTX Approach Shoes

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Dragontail MNT Evo GTX Approach Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • Textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Formaldehyde / VOCs, Textile uppers may use formaldehyde-based resins for water repellency, wrinkle…

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Garmont Men's Groove G-Dry Hiking Shoes

Garmont

Men's Groove G-Dry Hiking Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • Textile upper with G-Dry waterproof treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Formaldehyde / VOCs, Synthetic textile uppers often use formaldehyde-based resins for dye fixation or fabric…

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Garmont Women's Dragontail G-Dry Hiking Shoes

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Women's Dragontail G-Dry Hiking Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • Textile upper with G-Dry waterproof membrane
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Men Hiking shoes Garmont 9.81 Onyx GTX

Garmont

Men Hiking shoes Garmont 9.81 Onyx GTX

20BadPFAS grade
  • textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Garmont Men's Dragontail MNT GTX

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Men's Dragontail MNT GTX

20BadPFAS grade
  • Gore-Tex membrane with nylon upper
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Fluorocarbon surfactants in Gore-Tex membrane, Gore-Tex's waterproofing mechanism historically relied on…

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Garmont Men's T8 Bifida Boots

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Men's T8 Bifida Boots

20BadPFAS grade
  • Leather, synthetic, waterproof water-repellent coating treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Best average grade first. Garmont averages 20.

See every Garmont product we grade on the Garmont brand page, or the full hiking shoes & trail runners ranking.