Trail Guard Shorts Women's (2025)

Wore these on a windy ridge hike and the stretch fabric let me scramble over rocks without any pinching. They roll up small enough to stuff in my pack's side pocket when the sun came out.

The stretch fabric really comes through on steep switchbacks—no binding or tugging when I lunged over rocks. They also dried fast after I got caught in a downpour, which was a lifesaver for the rest of the afternoon.

I wore these on a three-day hike with sudden downpours and they dried out almost before I reached camp. The stretch fabric never once felt restrictive on the climbs, and they crumple down small enough to shove in a jacket pocket when the sun breaks through.