Outside is waiting, right outside your door. You don't have to go far to find it. To feel it. To let it change you. Just step out and let it start.
Our Partners
Sundance Collab is Sundance Institute's year-round digital learning platform, connecting emerging and established storytellers from around the world through education, mentorship, and creative development opportunities.
Through our partnership, Merrell's It Starts Outside Storytelling Program empowers a new generation of creators to develop original films inspired by the transformative power of being outside.
In 2026, Merrell is proud to sponsor this global circuit of high-altitude racing, where the world's top mountain athletes run steep, technical routes across some of the planet's most dramatic terrain.
From the Andes to the Alps to the Rockies here at home, the series celebrates a style of running that pushes athletes higher, farther, and deeper into the mountains.
Merrell has partnered with the Virgil Abloh™ Post-Modern Scholarship Fund and Pensole Lewis College to create an immersive educational program that empowers emerging talent in footwear, apparel, and marketing to reimagine who the outdoors is for.
Through mentorship, hands-on learning, and cultural exploration centered on Idlewild, Michigan, students developed innovative concepts that brought new perspectives to outdoor participation. The partnership reflects Merrell's commitment to expanding access, fostering inclusion, and investing in the next generation of creative leaders.
Merrell is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Empire State Building Observation Deck Run Up. This year's race marks the 48th anniversary of the event, in which 225 runners will race up 1,576 stairs of the iconic New York City landmark to reach the world-famous 86th Floor Observation Deck.
Some go fast. Some go far. Some just go. We cover it all.
Hike
One step outside changes everything. Tune in and the world seems to grow.
Trail Running
Rain or shine. City or trail. Outside was never a destination. It's a decision.
Everyday
When you take a step outside, the best connection is losing one.
Design & Innovation
It starts outside. It's always started outside. 45 years of innovation, all for one purpose: to bring you the simple power of the outside.
Wilderness
The one that started it all. In 1981, Randy Merrell deconstructed a pair of cowboy boots and built our first boot by hand. The Wilderness.
Moab
The Mother of All Boots was born. Three generations later, the Moab is still the World's #1 Hiking Boot, with over 500 million pairs sold.
Jungle Moc
The Jungle Moc wasn't made to be cool. It was made to be a comfortable slip-on for after the hike. Forty years later, it's somehow both, depending on who you ask.
Barefoot
When the barefoot movement took hold, Merrell and Vibram were ready. 16 years of collaboration led to a shoe that let the foot move free.
SpeedARC
Hiking had evolved. It was time the hiking boot did too. The SpeedARC collection brought a new silhouette to the trail, lighter and faster, but just as capable.
Wrapt
Barefoot, reimagined. The feel-everything philosophy of our Barefoot collection, now in a low-profile sneaker built for the everyday.
Agility Peak
Decades of hiking innovation, now built to run. The Agility Peak 6 packs the best of our trail technology into a running shoe designed to disappear underfoot.
Merrell 1TRL™
A design-led sub-label, merging archival silhouettes, performance innovation, and contemporary utility through a theme of modern heritage.
Merrell Test Lab (MTL)
Part innovation lab, part proving ground. Merrell Test Lab is where our most advanced footwear ideas are built, tested, and validated by the athletes who demand the most from them.
Wilderness
The one that started it all. In 1981, Randy Merrell deconstructed a pair of cowboy boots and built our first boot by hand. The Wilderness.
Moab
The Mother of All Boots was born. Three generations later, the Moab is still the World's #1 Hiking Boot, with over 500 million pairs sold.
Jungle Moc
The Jungle Moc wasn't made to be cool. It was made to be a comfortable slip-on for after the hike. Forty years later, it's somehow both, depending on who you ask.
Barefoot
When the barefoot movement took hold, Merrell and Vibram were ready. 16 years of collaboration led to a shoe that let the foot move free.
SpeedARC
Hiking had evolved. It was time the hiking boot did too. The SpeedARC collection brought a new silhouette to the trail, lighter and faster, but just as capable.
Wrapt
Barefoot, reimagined. The feel-everything philosophy of our Barefoot collection, now in a low-profile sneaker built for the everyday.
Agility Peak
Decades of hiking innovation, now built to run. The Agility Peak 6 packs the best of our trail technology into a running shoe designed to disappear underfoot.
Merrell 1TRL™
A design-led sub-label, merging archival silhouettes, performance innovation, and contemporary utility through a theme of modern heritage.
Merrell Test Lab (MTL)
Part innovation lab, part proving ground. Merrell Test Lab is where our most advanced footwear ideas are built, tested, and validated by the athletes who demand the most from them.
The Outside Report
Explore stories, trail wisdom, and the gear that powers life outside.
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