Get the TrailHeads Convertible for most winter runs: a waterproof mitten shell, reflective piping and a 25°F rating. For windy routes, the Smartwool Wind Glove. For drizzle, the UA Velociti Liner.
Top pick: TrailHeads Convertible$38.00 at AmazonPrice as of Oct 22, 2026, 8:09 AM EDT
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How the three gloves score
Our spec score uses seven checks from the makers’ own pages, weighted the same for every glove. TrailHeads and Smartwool tie at 8.4. The method is at the bottom of the page.
Life in Good Form spec score out of 10, from each maker’s page and Amazon listing text, read Oct 22, 2026. It is not a customer rating or a cold-weather test.
Glove: 87% polyester, 13% spandexShell: 100% polyesterSizes S/M and M/LTouchscreen thumb and forefingerMagnet tabsExtended cuff25°F and upMachine wash cold
Buy it if
You run in rain, sleet or snow and want a cover you can pull over your fingers mid-run.
Skip it if
Your hands fall between TrailHeads’ two sizes. The Smartwool comes in five.
TrailHeads’ Convertible Running Gloves scored 8.4, tied for the top score, and they win the tie on our heaviest check: weather protection. They’re the only pick with a waterproof layer. TrailHeads sells them on Amazon itself, and the listing text matches the maker’s page feature for feature.
The idea is a glove with a mitten hidden in it. A shell sits in a pocket on the back of the wrist. Pull it over your fingers when the weather turns, and tuck it away when your hands warm up. TrailHeads says the shell is waterproof, to keep rain and snow from freezing your fingers.
TrailHeads rates the gloves for 25°F and up with moderate activity. That’s the only temperature figure among our three picks, and it’s why they max out our warmth-guidance check. For colder days, TrailHeads sells insulated mittens instead.
They’re also the easiest of the three to see in the dark. TrailHeads puts reflective piping across the cuff and the mitten cover, plus a small reflective logo, and offers the mitten top in Hi-Vis yellow.
The full length of the thumb and forefinger is touchscreen fabric, with no seam across the tip. The thumb is covered in grid fleece for wiping your brow or nose. A long cuff tucks into a jacket sleeve, and magnet tabs in the wrists hold the pair together when you’re not wearing them.
Two things hold the score back. TrailHeads makes the men’s glove in just two sizes, Small/Medium and Medium/Large, so check its size chart before you order. And TrailHeads doesn’t list any palm grip, where our other two picks have silicone.
TrailHeads’ guarantee is the broadest of our three picks: a replacement or refund with no time limit and no shipping charges. A women’s Convertible is sold separately.
54% recycled polyester, 38% merino8% recycled spandexOverlay: 85% recycled nylon1 CFM windproof panelTouchscreen thumb and fingertipsReflective elementsXS to XLMade in Vietnam
Buy it if
Wind is what chills your hands, and you want merino next to your skin.
Skip it if
You run in steady rain. Smartwool makes no water claim; the TrailHeads has a waterproof shell.
Smartwool’s Active Fleece Wind Glove ties the TrailHeads at 8.4, with a different strength. It’s the only pick with a published wind rating: a windproof overlay on the back of the hand rated 1 CFM. Amazon sells it directly, and the model on the listing, SW003267, matches Smartwool’s own page.
CFM is a measure of how much air passes through a fabric, and a lower number means less gets through. Smartwool puts the panel across the back of the hand.
Inside, the glove is soft-brushed merino wool blended with recycled polyester. The main body is 54% recycled polyester, 38% merino and 8% recycled spandex. The fingertips are a separate polyester and spandex fabric, and the overlay is recycled nylon with spandex. Smartwool makes it in Black and Deep Navy, in Vietnam.
It leads our grip check. Smartwool puts silicone grippers on the palm and the fingers, where the other picks grip on the palm only or not at all. That helps you hold a phone, a bottle or keys. The thumb and fingertips work on touchscreens, and Smartwool adds reflective elements.
It comes in five sizes, XS to XL, and Amazon lists it as a unisex glove. That’s 2.5 times the size count of the TrailHeads, which matters if your hands are small or large.
Smartwool doesn’t publish a temperature rating, and it makes no claim about rain, so the glove scores lower on warmth guidance and weather. If your runs are wet, the TrailHeads shell is the safer bet.
Smartwool’s guarantee covers two years: if you’re not happy with the gear in that time, Smartwool says it will get you into new gear. Care is a cold, gentle machine wash and a low tumble dry.
100% polyesterArmour Fleece, brushed insideFluorine-free water repellentTech Touch thumbs and index fingersSilicone grid palmReflective logoSM to XXLOdor control
Buy it if
You want a thin, stretchy glove that sheds a light shower, in a size up to XXL.
Skip it if
You run on dark roads. Its only reflective detail is a logo; the TrailHeads has piping on cuff and shell.
Under Armour’s Velociti Liner scored 7.3. Velociti is the name Under Armour uses for its running shoes and jackets, and this liner carries it. Amazon sells it directly, and the part number on the listing, 6011340, matches Under Armour’s style number.
Its weather check comes from UA Storm, a water-repellent finish that Under Armour says sheds water without giving up breathability. Under Armour says the treatment is fluorine-free. That’s a finish, not a waterproof layer, so it scores below the TrailHeads shell and the Smartwool wind panel.
The fabric is Armour Fleece, which Under Armour describes as light, breathable and stretchy, with a brushed interior that traps heat. It’s 100% polyester, and Under Armour adds odor control technology that it says minimizes odor.
Grip and touch are well covered. A silicone grid print runs across the palm, and Under Armour’s Tech Touch fabric is on both thumbs and index fingers, so you can use a phone without pulling the glove off.
It has the widest size run of our three picks, SM through XXL. Under Armour’s own store showed XXL out of stock when we checked, while Amazon still listed it. The listing we link is the black medium; Amazon carries each other size as its own listing.
Visibility is where it falls behind. Under Armour lists a reflective logo and nothing more, so it scores 6 there against 10 for the TrailHeads. Add a reflective vest if you run before sunrise.
Under Armour doesn’t publish a temperature rating or a warranty term for it. Its page offers free returns within 60 days on purchases from Under Armour’s own store; Amazon’s return policy applies to Amazon orders. UA’s store showed no reviews yet for this style.
Side-by-side
Every spec comes from the maker’s own page or Amazon listing text. Scroll sideways on a phone.
All three have touchscreen fabric on the thumb and index finger. Sizes are per glove style; TrailHeads sells a separate women’s Convertible.
Gloves we checked and left out
A pick has to score 7.0 or more, be sold new by the brand or Amazon, and match the maker’s published specs. These missed one of those.
Glove
Result
What held it back
What it does well
The North Face Etip Recycled Glove
Scored 6.8
No wind, water or reflective claim on its page
Six sizes, XS to XXL; lifetime guarantee
TrailHeads Touchscreen Running Gloves
Scored 6.5
No weather claim; the black version has no reflective detail
Rated 30°F and up; works as a liner
Under Armour Storm Liner
Scored 5.9
A general liner, with no reflective detail or palm grip listed
UA Storm water-repellent finish
Nike Pacer Liner
Not a pick
Not on Nike’s own site, so its specs can’t be checked
Dri-FIT; wear alone or under a glove, per Amazon
Black Diamond Mont Blanc
Not a pick
Amazon’s in-stock listing is an earlier model code than Black Diamond’s
Built for ultra races; 25 to 40°F
Nathan HyperNight Reflective Glove
Not a pick
Only third-party sellers, 5 left
Reflective print
The North Face Etip Recycled is a well-known glove, and The North Face calls it a favorite for runs on chilly mornings. On our checks it scored 6.8. Its page makes no wind or water claim and lists a heat transfer logo, not a reflective one, so it loses most of the two heaviest checks.
Black Diamond’s current Mont Blanc is style BD801149. The in-stock Amazon listing sold by Black Diamond carries BD801095, and the BD801149 listing ships in 11 to 12 days from a reseller. Runner’s World’s top glove, the Smartwool Active Fleece Insulated, was only on Amazon through resellers or with a lead time when we checked.
Which glove fits your run?
The three picks protect against different things. Set the temperature and what the weather is doing, and we match each glove’s own claims to it.
Run conditions matcher
Each line uses only that maker’s own claims, and no pick is rated below 25°F.
TrailHeads Convertible Running Gloves: Rated 25°F and up; you’re inside it. Shell stays in its wrist pocket. TrailHeads says the shell adds protection from the elements.
Smartwool Active Fleece Wind Glove (best match): No temperature rating published. 1 CFM windproof panel on the back of the hand.
Under Armour Velociti Liner: No temperature rating published. No wind claim.
Ratings and claims are the makers’ own. Best match means the glove whose claims cover the most of your conditions; ties go to the higher spec score.
Condition
TrailHeads Convertible
Smartwool Wind Glove
UA Velociti Liner
Rain or snow
Waterproof shell
No water claim
Repellent finish only
Drizzle
Waterproof shell
No water claim
UA Storm finish
Wind
Shell over the fingers
1 CFM panel
No wind claim
Dark roads
Piping on cuff and shell
Reflective elements
Logo only
Below 25°F
Below its rating
No rating published
No rating published
No pick is rated below 25°F. TrailHeads says its running gloves aren’t meant for winter’s coldest days and sells insulated mittens for them.
What the makers say about warmth
Only some makers give a temperature. Here’s every figure or warmth label we found, picks and left-out gloves together.
Glove
Maker’s warmth guidance
Source
TrailHeads Convertible
25°F and up, moderate activity
TrailHeads page and Amazon text
TrailHeads Touchscreen (left out)
30°F and up; not for the coldest days
TrailHeads page and Amazon text
TrailHeads Power Gloves (not on Amazon)
20°F and up; not ideal near single digits
TrailHeads page
Black Diamond Mont Blanc (left out)
25 to 40°F (−4 to 4°C)
Black Diamond’s Amazon listing
The North Face Etip Recycled (left out)
“Warm”, the first step of Warm, Warmer, Warmest
The North Face page
Smartwool Wind Glove
None published
Smartwool page
UA Velociti Liner
“Keeps You Warm” tag, no figure
Under Armour page
TrailHeads is the only maker here that rates each running glove by temperature, and it ties the figures to aerobic activity like running. Its Convertible is rated 25°F and up with moderate activity, its thinner Touchscreen glove 30°F and up, and its Power Gloves 20°F and up.
Black Diamond’s Amazon listing gives the Mont Blanc a range of 25 to 40°F. It’s the only glove here with a top limit, 40°F.
Treat any figure as the maker’s guide, not a promise. TrailHeads notes that your temperature changes many times during a run: starting out, taking a break and cooling down. That’s why the matcher above asks about weather too.
Rain and wind protection
Our heaviest check. A waterproof layer, a rated wind panel and a water-repellent finish are three different levels.
Weather protection check from our spec score, based on each maker’s claim, read Oct 22, 2026. The gray bar is a left-out glove.
Glove
What the maker claims
Type
TrailHeads Convertible
“The mitten shell is waterproof”
Waterproof layer you add
Smartwool Wind Glove
Windproof overlay on the back of the hand, 1 CFM
Rated wind panel
UA Velociti Liner
UA Storm repels water; fluorine-free treatment
Water-repellent finish
UA Storm Liner (left out)
UA Storm repels water
Water-repellent finish
Black Diamond Mont Blanc (left out)
Weather-resistant finish
Weather-resistant claim
A water-repellent finish makes rain bead and roll off the fabric. Under Armour says its UA Storm finish does that without hurting breathability. Under Armour tags the glove water-resistant, not waterproof.
TrailHeads goes further with a separate waterproof shell that covers your fingers like a mitten. It folds into a wrist pocket when the rain stops, so you’re not wearing it the whole run.
Smartwool’s answer is aimed at wind. Its overlay covers the back of the hand and is rated 1 CFM, the only wind figure published by any glove we checked.
Reflective details for dark runs
The makers put reflectors in very different amounts, from piping on the cuff and shell to a single logo.
Glove
Reflective details
Check score
TrailHeads Convertible
Piping across the cuff and mitten cover, small logo; Hi-Vis shell option
10
Smartwool Wind Glove
“Reflective elements”
8
UA Velociti Liner
Reflective logo
6
TrailHeads Touchscreen, black (left out)
None; a reflective pattern is a separate design
3
The North Face Etip Recycled (left out)
Heat transfer logo, not listed as reflective
3
We score what the maker names. TrailHeads says where every reflector sits, so it scores 10. Smartwool says the glove has reflective elements without saying where, which scores 8. Under Armour lists one reflective logo.
Every pick works on a phone screen. Grip is where they differ.
Glove
Touchscreen
Grip
TrailHeads Convertible
Full length of thumb and forefinger
None listed
Smartwool Wind Glove
Thumb and fingertips
Silicone on palm and fingers
UA Velociti Liner
Tech Touch on thumbs and index fingers
Silicone grid on palm
The North Face Etip Recycled (left out)
Etip; fingers not named
Silicone dots on palm
TrailHeads makes the whole length of the thumb and forefinger from touchscreen fabric, so there’s no seam across the tip. Under Armour and Smartwool name the thumbs and index fingers or fingertips. The North Face says its Etip glove works with touchscreens but doesn’t say which fingers.
Silicone on the palm helps you hold a phone, a bottle or keys while your hands are cold. Smartwool runs it onto the fingers too. TrailHeads lists none on the Convertible, though its lightweight Touchscreen glove has a silicone pattern.
Fit and sizes
Size counts run from two to six per glove style. More sizes give you a better chance of a close fit.
Sizes listed on each maker’s page for the men’s or unisex style, read Oct 22, 2026. Gray bars are left-out gloves.
Fit is a common runner complaint. In one Reddit thread a runner said a glove sold in only two sizes didn’t fit them in either. TrailHeads’ Convertible has that same two-size run, so measure your hand against its size chart before ordering.
Smartwool and Under Armour both offer five sizes. Amazon lists Smartwool’s as unisex, and Under Armour’s Velociti Liner is sold as a men’s glove. The North Face offers the most, six, and says its 5 Dimensional Fit keeps sizing consistent.
Every maker here links a size chart from its product page. Use the maker’s own chart, since a medium at one brand isn’t a medium at another.
Fabric and care
All three are mostly polyester. Smartwool adds merino wool next to the skin.
Merino is the one natural fiber in our picks. Smartwool puts its soft-brushed merino blend on the inside of the glove, against your skin, and uses polyester and nylon outside for the wind panel.
Under Armour builds odor control into the Velociti Liner, and TrailHeads gives its Convertible a grid-fleece thumb for wiping sweat. Both TrailHeads and Smartwool say to wash cold, and Smartwool says to skip bleach.
Gloves, convertibles, mittens or liners?
Running gloves come in a few shapes. Our picks are full gloves, one with a fold-over mitten.
Lighted and heated gloves carry batteries, and the CPSC has recalled some. In 2025 it recalled LED Gloves model ST01, sold on Amazon by Minongad, for a coin-battery swallowing risk to children (recall 25398). Heated gloves from BRP (14115) and Outdoor Research (09110) were recalled for fire and burn hazards. Check cpsc.gov before you buy one.
TrailHeads says the mitten top adds that extra bit of warmth and protection when you need it, and folds away when you don’t. That’s why we rate a convertible highest for changing weather: you carry two gloves in one.
Liners are thin enough to wear under a heavier glove. TrailHeads says its Touchscreen glove works that way in winter, and Under Armour says the same of its Storm Liner.
Makers set different ranges. TrailHeads rates its Convertible for 25°F and up and its Touchscreen glove for 30°F and up, and Black Diamond’s Amazon listing gives the Mont Blanc 25 to 40°F. Smartwool and Under Armour don’t publish one.
What are the best running gloves?
For most winter runs, the TrailHeads Convertible Running Gloves: a waterproof mitten shell, reflective piping and a 25°F rating. For wind, the Smartwool Active Fleece Wind Glove. For a light, water-repellent glove, the Under Armour Velociti Liner.
Are there waterproof running gloves?
Of our picks, only the TrailHeads Convertible has a waterproof layer: a mitten shell that pulls over the fingers. Under Armour’s Velociti Liner has a water-repellent finish, which sheds light rain but isn’t waterproof.
Are mittens warmer than gloves for running?
TrailHeads says the mitten top on its convertible gloves adds extra warmth and protection, and it sells insulated mittens for colder days. A convertible gives you both, since the mitten shell folds away when your hands warm up.
Do running gloves work with a phone?
All three of our picks do. TrailHeads uses touchscreen fabric along the whole thumb and forefinger, Under Armour puts Tech Touch on the thumbs and index fingers, and Smartwool’s thumb and fingertips work on touchscreens.
How should running gloves fit?
TrailHeads describes its stretch gloves as form fitting. Use each maker’s own size chart. Smartwool and Under Armour offer five sizes, The North Face six, and the TrailHeads Convertible two.
Can you wash running gloves?
Yes. TrailHeads says to machine wash its Convertible cold on a delicate cycle and air dry. Smartwool says cold and gentle with like colors, no bleach and a low tumble dry.
Are lighted running gloves safe?
They carry batteries, so check for recalls first. The CPSC recalled LED Gloves model ST01, sold on Amazon by Minongad, in 2025 for a coin-battery swallowing risk to children (recall 25398).
Are Nike running gloves good?
We couldn’t check the Nike Pacer Liner that Amazon sells against Nike’s own page, because Nike’s site lists other Pacer gloves instead. Without the maker’s specs, it isn’t one of our picks.
Can running gloves be used as liners?
Some can. TrailHeads says its Touchscreen running glove works as a liner under a thicker glove in winter, and Under Armour says its Storm Liner can be worn alone or as a first layer.
How we pick, and how the score works
Why trust us
Life in Good Form is owned and edited by Isaac Daniels. Every number on this page comes from the maker’s own page or Amazon listing text, named in the sources below. We don’t run cold-weather or lab tests, so we never present a number as measured by us.
Prices and photos come from Amazon and show the time they were read.
How we pick
Running gloves only: five-finger and convertible gloves made for running. Mittens, lifting gloves and compression gloves go elsewhere.
Specs read from the maker, not from other review sites.
Each Amazon listing checked as genuine, new and in stock the day we updated, sold by the brand or Amazon, and matched to the maker’s style number or specs.
Every pick checked against CPSC recalls.
Every pick scores 7.0 or more on our spec score below.
How the spec score is calculated
Every running glove we scored gets the same seven checks. A glove needs 7.0 or more to be a pick. Each check is scored out of 10, and the overall score is the weighted average.
Wet and wind carry the most weight, then being seen, then fit. It’s built from the makers’ published specs only, and it isn’t a customer rating or a test.
Check
Weight
How it’s scored
Weather protection
25%
10 = waterproof shell · 9 = wind panel with a published rating · 8 = water-repellent finish · 7 = weather-resistant claim · 5 = none published
Visibility
20%
10 = reflectors in named places · 8 = “reflective elements” · 6 = reflective logo only · 3 = none
Size range
15%
Sizes offered ÷ 6 (XS to XXL, the most we found) × 10
Grip
10%
10 = silicone on palm and fingers · 9 = silicone palm · 4 = none listed
Touchscreen
10%
10 = thumb and index finger named · 8 = touchscreen, fingers not named · 0 = none
Warmth guidance
10%
10 = temperature in °F · 8 = a warmth scale · 5 = none
Guarantee
10%
10 = no time limit · 9 = lifetime against defects · 8 = two-year satisfaction · 4 = returns window only
TrailHeads, Men’s Touchscreen Running Gloves and Men’s Power Gloves product pages and Trail Tested Guarantee page (trailheads.com), read Oct 22, 2026: 30° and 20° ratings, sizes, grip, reflective design, liner use; guarantee terms.
Smartwool, Active Fleece Wind Glove product page, SW003267, and go far. feel good. Guarantee page (smartwool.com), read Oct 22, 2026: sizes, materials, 1 CFM wind panel, grip, touchscreen, reflective elements, care; two-year guarantee.
Under Armour, UA Velociti Liner Men’s Gloves product page, style 6011340, and UA Storm Liner Men’s Gloves page, style 1377508 (underarmour.com), read Oct 22, 2026: features, sizes, materials, returns.
The North Face, Etip Recycled Glove product page, NF0A4SHA (thenorthface.com), read Oct 22, 2026: warmth rating, sizes, materials, features, guarantee.
Black Diamond, Mont Blanc Gloves product page (blackdiamondequipment.com), read Oct 22, 2026: style BD801149, features, sizes, weight, material, warranty. Nike, Pacer glove listings (nike.com), read Oct 22, 2026.
Amazon listings for each glove (maker text): TrailHeads, Smartwool, Under Armour, The North Face, Black Diamond (25/40°F), Nike Pacer Liner and Nathan. Read Oct 22, 2026.
Google results and Reddit threads (r/RunningShoeGeeks, r/runningfashion) for “running gloves” (US), read Oct 22, 2026: which pages rank and what runners ask.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall database (saferproducts.gov), searched Oct 22, 2026 for running gloves, gloves, heated gloves, TrailHeads, Smartwool, Under Armour and The North Face: recalls 25398, 14115 and 09110. No pick has been recalled.
Amazon product data through Amazon’s Creators API (prices, sellers, stock, photos), refreshed daily; each price shows the time it was read.
