Discover how to use your walking pole feet tip types for road, trail surfaces, hiking trails and uneven ground. Make sure you get the most out of your pole walking exercise using the right walking pole technique!
Walking Pole Feet and Types. Video Transcript
Your walking poles come with three different types of feet and a beach basket.
A road foot is a specially designed angular rubber stub used for walking on harder, more compact surfaces, like roads, sidewalks, concrete and asphalt.
A trail foot is a round, flat-bottom rubber stub used for walking on looser surfaces and hard to medium compact trails, like gravel roads, park paths or trails.
A carbide tip is a solid carbide metal tip built into the end of the walking pole used for lesser compact terrain or slippery surfaces, like hiking trails or icy roads.
A beach basket is a plastic shaped disk with threads to screw onto the end of the walking pole just up from the bottom of the tip. It’s used for sandy or grassier terrain to stop the walking poles from going into the ground too deep
