Darn Tough Women’s Gatewood Boot Midweight with Full Cushion Hiking Sock (Style 1946)
When it comes to hiking, the right gear can make all the difference in ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable experience on the trails. Among the essential gear is a reliable pair of socks. Enter the Darn Tough Women’s Gatewood Boot Midweight with Full Cushion Hiking Sock (Style 1946), a product that seamlessly combines comfort, durability, and performance.
Overview
Darn Tough, a brand renowned for its high-quality socks, specializes in producing outdoor gear that can withstand the rigors of hiking while providing unparalleled comfort. The Gatewood Boot Midweight socks are specifically designed for women who seek both support and cushioning on their outdoor adventures.
Key Features
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Midweight Design: These socks are crafted from a midweight fabric that strikes an excellent balance between cushioning and breathability. This makes them ideal for year-round wear, whether you’re hiking in summer or winter.
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Full Cushioning: The full cushion design provides extra padding around the entire sock, offering comfort during long treks. This cushioning helps to reduce friction and prevent blisters, allowing you to focus on the beauty of your surroundings rather than on foot pain.
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Made in the USA: Darn Tough prides itself on its American-made products. Each pair of socks is produced in Vermont, ensuring high-quality craftsmanship and materials.
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Merino Wool Blend: These socks are made from a proprietary blend of merino wool, nylon, and lycra, which not only keeps your feet warm in cold conditions but also regulates temperature and moisture, keeping your feet dry and comfortable.
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Seamless Construction: The seamless design minimizes points of irritation, reducing the likelihood of blisters and enhancing comfort throughout your hike.
- Lifetime Guarantee: Darn Tough stands behind its products with a lifetime guarantee, reflecting the brand’s confidence in its durability. If your socks ever wear out, they will replace them.
Performance
The Darn Tough Women’s Gatewood Boot Midweight socks excel in various hiking conditions. Their cushioning provides an extra layer of protection for long hikes with heavy boots. The moisture-wicking properties of the merino wool blend keep your feet dry, which is crucial in preventing blisters and other foot ailments.
Comfort and Fit
One of the standout features of these socks is their ability to conform to your foot without being tight. Available in various sizes, the socks offer the perfect fit, which is crucial for any hiking adventure. Additionally, the arch support helps reduce foot fatigue, allowing you to tackle those challenging ascents with ease.
Style
While functionality is key, style also plays a role. The Darn Tough Women’s Gatewood Boot Midweight socks come in various colors and patterns, enabling you to express your personality while blending seamlessly with your hiking attire. Whether you prefer subtle tones or vibrant designs, there’s likely an option that suits your taste.
Conclusion
For hikers seeking a reliable, durable, and comfortable sock, the Darn Tough Women’s Gatewood Boot Midweight with Full Cushion Hiking Sock (Style 1946) is an excellent choice. With its unique blend of cushioning, moisture-wicking properties, and American craftsmanship, it’s designed to enhance your outdoor adventures. Whether you’re an experienced trekker or just starting to explore nature, investing in a high-quality product like this will surely elevate your hiking experience to new heights.
So, lace up those boots, pull on your Darn Tough socks, and hit the trails—your feet will thank you!
Price: $39.95
(as of Apr 30, 2025 09:57:13 UTC – Details)
Product Description
THE ULTIMATE HIKING SOCK
A sock that works as hard as you do. Our socks are the most comfortable and durable socks you’ll ever own.
HIKE/TREK
Boot Height, sits mid-calf for added protection and warmth. A sturdy companion.
RIBBED SUPPORT
No slipping, no bunching, and no blisters. The ultimate fiber for breathability and comfort in all conditions, the All Weather Performance means cool in the summer, warm in the winter.
PERFORMANCE FIT
Built tough. Designed beautifully. The Gatewood is a versatile, Full Cushioned Boot Sock that packs in technical performance and packs out undeniable comfort.
TRUE SEAMLESS
Undetectable seam fusion for an ultra smooth, invisible feel. Darn Tough uses high density knitting techniques, which means there are more stitches per inch. This leads to a more comfortable, durable, great fitting sock with no added bulk.
SUSTAINABILITY
Darn Tough aims to improve the well-being of our community by locally designing and manufacturing the most comfortable, durable, best fitting socks while continuously reducing our environmental impacts.
MATERIALS IN OUR SOCKS
Every material we use in our socks has been carefully chosen and tested to meet our rigorous durability standards. We currently use natural and synthetic fibers, and only 3 types of fiber per sock. As you’d expect, we are actively investigating and testing new fibers and yarn blends that do not appear in our current products. We’ve prioritized Merino wool throughout our product lines and our goal of producing the most responsibly made product is reflected in our commitment to the success of the Responsible Wool Standard.
MERINO WOOL
Merino wool is the most important and relied upon fiber in our products and accounted for 56% of our yarn consumption by weight last year. For many years we’ve prioritized the use of Merino wool exclusively from sheep that have not been exposed to the practice of mulesing. In early 2019 we made a commitment to support the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) and shift 100% of our wool supply to RWS-certified Merino wool.
RWS is a voluntary standard with strict guidelines to protect animal welfare and adhere to progressive, sustainable farm and land management practices while maintaining traceability throughout the entire supply chain.
Although the market share for RWS is only estimated at ~1% of global wool production, the number of certified sources has grown substantially over the last couple years. Today, 100% of the wool we procure is RWS-certified.
RECYCLED NYLON
We use REPREVE, a nylon 6 fiber made from pre-consumer industrial waste that would otherwise be landfilled or downcycled. Using REPREVE instead of virgin nylon allows us to offset the use of crude oil, benzene, cyclohexane, and other harmful hydrocarbons that are involved in the production of virgin fiber. In short, using recycled nylon conserves energy and water and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing. While we aim to reduce our use of virgin nylon in our products, recycled nylon only accounted for 4% of our nylon consumption last year.
We’re actively working with our suppliers to source more recycled nylon so we can incorporate it across our product lines. To date, nylons generated from pre-consumer waste material have held up well against our durability requirements, but we’d like to find an equally good source of post-consumer recycled nylon or yarns that blend both pre and post-consumer nylon.
SPANDEX/ELASTANE
We use Lycra to provide elasticity, strength, and form-fitting comfort. While spandex accounts for no more than 5% of the fiber used in our finished product, it represented 27% of the raw materials we procured last year. Like conventional nylon, spandex is derived from petroleum and has been important to the performance of our products. Unfortunately, it’s the most difficult material in our fiber mix to replace with a recycled alternative.
When it comes to synthetics, we’re primarily focused on converting virgin nylon and polyester to recycled alternatives. However, we’re also looking for functional, recycled spandex alternatives.
Sustainability
Merino Wool
Recycled Nylon
Spandex/Elastane
STYLE 1946
STYLE 1985
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CUSHION
Midweight with Full Cushion Midweight with Cushion Midweight with Full Cushion Midweight with Cushion Lightweight with Cushion Lightweight with Cushion
HEIGHT
Boot Sock Micro Crew Boot Sock Boot Sock Micro Crew Micro Crew
COLOR OPTIONS
Oatmeal, Black, Taupe, Green, Blackberry 5+ 5+ 5+ Aqua, Denim, and Plum Gray, Taupe, and Denim
MADE IN THE USA
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COMPOSITION
67% Merino Wool, 30% Nylon, 3% Lycra Spandex 59% Merino Wool, 39% Nylon, 2% Lycra Spandex 69% Merino Wool, 27% Nylon, 4% Lycra Spandex 64% Merino Wool, 33% Nylon, 3% Lycra Spandex 55% Nylon 42% Merino Wool 3% Lycra Spandex 53% Nylon, 44% Merino Wool, 3% Lycra Spandex
CUSHION IN THE LEG
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SOCK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
We live and work in Northfield, Vermont. Our backyard is the perfect testing ground to make the finest Premium All Weather Performance Socks. We ski, snowboard, hike, bike and run in the most unforgiving climate in the lower 48. It is under these conditions that we design, test and manufacture our socks.
STILL MADE IN VERMONT, USA
After so many decades why do we still knit every pair of our socks here in Vermont? We don’t do it because it’s the easy thing to do—we do it because it’s the right thing to do. We do it because for us, it’s the only way to do it. There are faster and cheaper alternatives but nobody ever outsourced anything for quality.
ONE FAMILY – We are family owned. For 40 years we’ve been knitting socks in the Green Mountains ONE MISSION – Darn Tough is a family-owned, American manufacturer of end-use-specific socks. ONE MILL – Every step of the knitting process happens right here, by us, locally, in Northfield, VT
Midweight with Full Cushion – A midweight sock with high density cushioning throughout the entire sock for full on comfort and performance. True Seamless technology allows for an undetectable seam fusion for an ultra-smooth, invisible feel.
Boot Sock Height – Sits mid-calf for added protection and warmth. A sturdy companion.
Composition – Knit with 67% Merino Wool, 30% Nylon, 3% Lycra Spandex. The fast action wicking pulls moisture away from skin, so no more sweaty, stinky socks. The soft, breathable merino wool has fast drying, all weather performance that keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Guaranteed for Life – If these socks wear, tear, or develop holes, Darn Tough will replace them. No strings. No conditions.
Made in the USA – Every pair of socks is knit in Northfield, Vermont – the perfect testing ground for the finest premium all weather performance socks.
