It’s that time of year again, time to pack your biggest backpack and hit the dusty (or rocky or indiscernible) trail for some serious trekking. But this year as you stride over the beauty that is the great outdoors, leave only quick-fading footprints in the dirt, instead of carrying with you a carbon footprint from your gear that will linger longer and contribute to the very problems our environment—which you enjoy so much—is facing. Work from the ground up with a pair of hiking boots that give equal attention to practicality and sustainability, the Patagonia Nomad hiking boots.

From a planet-preserving perspective, these Patagonia hiking boots put heavy emphasis on reusing existing materials, with a recycled insole, outsole, midsole, and footbed. In short, nearly everything on and in the Nomad was something else before it was a shoe. For the new materials earthy-friendly methods were utilized, like choosing cork—a renewable resource—for the footbed and tanning the leather in ways that meet environmental stewardship standards.

The Patagonia Nomad isn’t just green, though, all the features have been designed to produce a hiking boot that’s incredibly effective at its purpose. The Gore-Tex barrier will keep out the elements, the insole will keep you stable even on surfaces that are anything but, and the air-cushioning disk will not only soften each step but also stabilize your heel. And because the Nomad is waterproof, you can plan on year round use.

At $160.00, this Patagonia hiking boot probably isn’t going to be sought after by casual once-a-summer hikers, but for those who like to spend every free moment from May to September outside, it’s not a bad price tag to pay for a reduced carbon footprint and plenty of comfort.

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