Ho Hum wrote:
I generally find trail shoes have too much stack height as someone with a history of spraining ankles, but it depends on your local trails.
The Nike Streak LT or most spikeless cross country flats work very well on most trails (tending more toward XC flats on rocky trails, but make sure they don't have exposed plastic, which sucks in the wet). As an added advantage, they cost less than half what most trail shoes do.
there's a reason trail shoes exist and xc/road flats exist, and not many people in the world would want to use one pair for both purposes.
OP - you can find older versions of the salomon sense ride for well under $80 that ought to suit you fine. the speedcross is a bit more intense had has much better traction is really soft ground but will also be less versatile.
hoka speedgoat probably wouldn't be my recommendation for a first trail shoe for somebody who hasn't worn hoka before.
saucony peregrine or saucony mad river are good all-rounders, and I had success with the last couple editions of the Nike Terra Kiger (5 and 6) but it's not really designed for "bog".
if you want a safe bet, go with the saucony peregrine or the saucony sense ride or speed/super cross. supercross is the cheaper, wider fitting version of the speedcross.