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Your cart is empty.Yaktrax Traction Chains for Walking on Ice and Snow provide durable, yet comfortable, traction for prolonged use on icy, snowy surfaces. TIG welded steel links ensure durability of the chains, even in the most rugged conditions. Each case-hardened, square-shaped steel link has 90-degree edges that bit into ice, ensuring slip-free walks. The low-profile ladder pattern design provides enhanced heel-to-toe traction, without a lot of bulk, and the natural rubber sling remains elastic and secure, even in sub-zero temperatures so that they are easy to take on and off regardless of the weather. Yaktrax Traction Chains are ideal for daily use, work, and safety applications. Available in four sizes to fit most shoes and boots, including insulated footwear (Yaktrax recommends adding one shoe size for regular boots and two shoe sizes for insulated boots): Small (fits shoe size W5-7, M5-6); Medium (fits shoe size W7.5-10, M6.5-9); Large (fits shoe size W10.5+, M9.5-12.5); X-Large (fits shoe size M 13+). Sold as a pair.
SN
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
These are so easy to put on and have literally saved me during this very icy winter!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025
I love these. We've had weeks of ice and I wouldn't have made it through without these.They work best on a heavy duty boot rather than a sneaker/running shoe.I put them on a pair of work boots dedicated for winter work and leave them on.Priceless when you shoveling or snow blowing.The only negative is the chains on the bottom are not tight to the tread, they hang a little. But it doesn't impair their use at all.You can't wear them indoors - you'll mark up your floor if you don't slip and fall first.
Annie
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2025
The stainless steel chains cut into the ice and packed snow. No slipping on the miles long walks on splotchy-iced sidewalks, smooth frozen puddles, packed snow or partially thawed areas. After the 15 miles I put on them so far, the stainless steel chains show no signs of crushing, abrasion or wear.
Winnie
Reviewed in Australia on January 19, 2025
I believe I am one of the *most* qualified people to review these chains. Why? Because I'm Australian. Ice is not my natural predator. I don't understand it, I don't expect it, and I have fallen on it many many times in the past. I need all the help I can get, and if a product is no good, I WILL end up on my butt.Wore these chains around the icy towns and tourist locations of Norway and Iceland. I was also with a senior (late 70s) who has never experienced these conditions before. Neither of us ever slipped, while people around us not wearing chains slipped and fell. We both felt that these did an excellent job for the basic conditions we were in (pavement, iced over paths in national parks, etc). I felt sure on my feet and they provided good traction. They were also easier and more comfortable to walk on normal pavement with than the crampons that have actual spikes on them, and didn't feel like they were damaging the path.THEY DO RUN SMALL. The size guide says my boots should fit into an S. I had to return an S, and an M, before finally fitting into an L.
featheredprop
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
I'm on my 5th or 6th pair of Yaktraks. I've purchased both the steel coils and the chains. I much prefer the chains. They really do a great job of gripping in even very icy conditions. They are an absolute must-have for winter conditions in my area.I rated these as a 5-star, but with one caveat: they will only last about two winters with regular/heavy use. The chain links will eventually break or the rivets will pull out of the rubber. They just don't last very long.
dave rea
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
Theyre good quality and good snug fit!Having these is so much better than slipping on ice and breaking your arm!They are easy to put on take off.Traction on snow and ice is superb! Very safe! just gotta be careful when you walk onto clean dry smooth concrete like into a factory-you must immediately take them off or you will slip THERE--its just part of it ALL sho chains will be like that.These are an awesome buy!
Gaan Djin
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2023
Bought a pair for my mum and a pair for me. Well the sizing is a bit small and I exchanged the small for an XL. Other than that they work really well. The town I am in right now doesn't plow the streets so there was about 4 inches of compacted ice on all of the roads. You could practically skate on it if it weren't for the embedded gravel. But I digress. These chains work great on my sneakers and while I had a few slippy moments they kept me from wiping out all winter. And they didn't break!
Engineer, Deep Thinker
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022
These are superior to the old style.My old Yaktrax had the springs laying sideways across the bottom of the shoes with the strips of rubber running through the center of them, the strips of rubber being of one piece with the rubber of the upper portion that wraps up around the heel and toe.On the old ones, the springs would wear rapidly and develop sharp edges that would cut through the rubber and render them out of service.This new style has all metal chains running across the bottom of the shoe while the rubber wraps up on the heel and toe to keep them secure.They give me great traction and have held up very well so far.Note: I am only size 7.5 but had to size up to large as the rubber is so tight on the mediums that they pulled my forefeet up and bent them back so harshly as to make them miserable on my feet and I could not bear to wear them at all!The large size still grabs and secures nicely without fighting to get them on, too!
JB
Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2022
I love Yaktrax! I wear the running spikes for winter trail running and have a pair of the chains for walking when I don't want to worry about dulling or breaking spikes on pavement or damaging surfaces with the spikes. These are quick and easy to put on and take off and I've never had a problem with them falling off. Also, they fit on a wider variety of footwear than the running-specific spikes. I recently bought a pair of chains for my 74 year-old father who makes multiple daily trips up a hill to the barn on his farm. He's tried several traction products over the years and says these are the best he's had.
Michael C.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2021
I went with this model instead of the Walk or Diamond because I figured it would provide more traction than the Walk and last longer than the Diamond. I can't say for sure if either is true as I haven't owned the others, yet, but the reviews I read ahead of purchase lead me to believe that. I have been pleased with the performance and can't believe I've spent 5 years walking dogs in WI winters without something like these. They work great on the slippery-as-ice hard packed snow on roads and sidewalks, and on rough ice. They'll slip on the hard, smooth ice but definitely provide more friction than without. My biggest complaint is that I have observed quite a bit of wear on the two chain links making up the back point of the heal triangle. This isn't super surprising considering my walks often take me over a mixture of snow, ice, and dry pavement or blacktop. I'm sure that would happen with any product of this sort. Perhaps there is a design solution that will help make these last longer than a season for people in my situation. To be clear, they haven't broken apart yet, but I feel like I need to have a spare set handy before next winter hits. Due to the price point, and the amount of safety they add to my winter walks, I'm not necessarily upset about that.
Rossco
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2021
I'm pleased with the performance of the chains. So far I've walked 25km over a variety of ice, packed snow and bare concrete. They haven't budged on my Keen hikers, are comfortable and grip well on all surfaces I've encountered. We'll see how long they last. The chains seem skookum enough, don't show any wear yet and the rubber is durable. So far I'm very happy.
joseph j cairns
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2020
I like how they fit and walking on them...but they don’t grip ice as well as the old ones.
CO Steve
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019
This is the perfect balance between traction and walkability. Spikes are fine for snowy trails, but you can't wear them to walk the dog on the sidewalks around town. The rubber slicks with the tiny metal pins grip okay on ice, but they turn the rest of the sole of your shoe into a slick surface, so you don't get the advantage of the extra traction your lugs might otherwise give in soft snow. These chains split the difference perfectly. They bite well into ice, but still leave the lugs of your sole exposed so they can add traction in soft snow.Our neighbors have sump pumps that create sheets of water over the sidewalk that later freeze. Sometimes these sheets of smooth ice are visible and sometimes they're hidden under a layer of snow. I was able to walk the dog around town without a single slip - even through areas that I'd nearly busted my rump on the day before. And when I got to a clear patch (where someone has actually shoveled their sidewalk), the chains are low-profile enough to let me walk normally - feels kind of like walking in pea gravel, which is fine. I even wore these while carving a channel by the mailboxes to let melting snow drain away from the area it normally pools - standing on 2-3 inches of solid ice while swinging a mattock, and never slipped a single time.Very easy to put on and take off too. If you need a versatile traction-enhancing device that works on a variety of surfaces, you won't be disappointed in these.
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