On Cloudvista 3 vs Nike ACG Pegasus Trail

Built for mixed terrain that also suits city paths, the Cloudvista 3 is designed to move easily between road and light trail. On says this version has been re-engineered for more cushioning, more comfort and a faster feel than before.

In the trail range it is the lower-stacked road-to-trail option, sitting beneath the more cushioned Cloudsurfer Trail 2 and well below the long-distance Cloudultra 3. Cushioning comes from On's CloudTec system, with a rock plate in the midsole for protection underfoot, and a Missiongrip rubber outsole is intended to give traction on mixed ground. It has a 5 mm drop, lower than most of On's trail shoes. A waterproof version, the Cloudvista 3 WP, is sold alongside the standard shoe, making it one of On's waterproof running shoes for wet-weather mixed routes as well as a road-to-trail option.

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Renamed from the Pegasus Trail 5 and moved into Nike's ACG line, the ACG Pegasus Trail is a road-to-trail shoe for gravel, packed dirt and light trails. It acts as the off-road counterpart to the Pegasus 42, while Nike's more trail-specific options include the Wildhorse 10 and the ACG Zegama Trail.

The ReactX foam midsole and heel stack carry over largely unchanged from the previous model. The main update is a new All Terrain Compound 2.0 outsole, with dense star-shaped lugs under the forefoot and angled ridges at the medial heel. The drop falls by about 1 mm to 8 mm, the toebox is roomier, the laces gain two extra eyelets and the heel tab becomes a horizontal finger loop. The mesh upper has a semi-gusseted tongue, and the shoe weighs 289 g in a men's UK 8.5.

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