Non-Toxic Hiking Shoes, ranked by PFAS grade
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Top-graded picks in the categories readers replace first, every one scored on the same rubric.
- polypropylene filter housing, carbon/sediment cartridge
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Aquasure
Premier Series 75 GPD Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System
- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Avocado
Vegan Mattress
- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Heavy metals
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
All 15 hiking shoes PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, as of November 2026.
The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it. Nothing here clears our buy threshold yet, so the least-concerning options come first.
Are hiking shoes safe?
None of the 15 hiking shoes we graded come back low-concern on our screen. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.
Best graded hiking shoes here
- 1Garmont Men's Pinnacle Trek Gore-Tex Hiking Boots 20 out of 100
- 2Garmont Dragontail MNT Evo GTX Approach Shoes 20 out of 100
- 3Garmont Men's Groove G-Dry Hiking Shoes 20 out of 100
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Which hiking shoes & trail runners contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Gore-Tex membrane, leather, synthetic uppers
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with G-Dry waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Textile upper with G-Dry waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Antimony in polyester components
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- textile upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes and synthetic colorants
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- textile upper with GORE-TEX waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nubuck leather upper, proprietary waterproof lining
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Waterproof coating composition (unspecified)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Synthetic leather/nubuck upper with water-repellent coating waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Mesh textile upper, rubber sole, likely water-repellent coating-treated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather, nubuck, rubber sole with waterproof treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating and fluorocarbon microparticle shedding
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- leather upper with waterproof treatment, rubber sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Gore-Tex membrane with nylon upper
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fluorocarbon surfactants in Gore-Tex membrane
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather, synthetic, waterproof water-repellent coating treatment
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) fluorination status
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- textile upper with waterproof coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- PFAS
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Leather/textile upper with water-repellent coating-treated finish
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Formaldehyde / VOCs
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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