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Black Diamond Trail Vista FLZ folding trekking poles (Z-fold, 120-135 cm)

Premium Confidence: High
  • Weight: 5/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
  • Packed size: 9/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.

Lowest price we found

£98.36 at Alpinetrek

In stock. Free delivery. Checked 2 Nov 2026.

RRP £130, checked 20 Oct 2026.

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Walkers who want poles that fold to 40 cm and fit inside a day pack or carry-on bag

Weight (pair)
534 g
Packed length
40 cm
Adjusts
120 to 135 cm
Lock
Lever
Shaft
Aluminium

Where to buy

Alpinetrek £98.36 In stock. Free delivery. Pair, price includes VAT. Delivery 5-7 working days from supplier stock. Free UK delivery from £85, £4.49 under. The 135 cm (120-135 cm size) is in stock in both colours; the 125 cm size is sold out.

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Ultralight Outdoor Gear £119.99 In stock. Free delivery. Pair. Free tracked UK delivery. The shop shows £129.99 crossed out. Sold in 110, 125 and 135 cm: only the 135 cm in Midnight Blue is in stock; the 135 cm in White Oak, the 125 cm and the 110 cm are out of stock.

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Cotswold Outdoor £130 In stock. Free delivery. Free next-day delivery over £125, £6.95 under; free Click & Collect.

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Prices checked 2 Nov 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More

Our ratings (out of 10)

1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score

Weight

From maker's figures 5/10

How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.

Black Diamond gives 534 g for the pair in the 120-135 cm size (508 g for 110-125 cm): the 450-549 g band. LFTO weighed a 125 cm pair at 522 g and UKC a 120-135 cm pair at 550 g (Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 271 g a pole, 542 g a pair); Black Diamond's figure is the one scored.

Packed size

From maker's figures 9/10

Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.

Black Diamond gives a collapsed length of 40 cm in the 120-135 cm size (37 cm for 110-125 cm): under 45 cm. LFTO measured 36.5 cm and UKC 41 cm; OutdoorsMagic gives 36.5 cm in its text and 40 cm in its spec box.

In short

Good for

  • Walkers who want poles that fold to 40 cm and fit inside a day pack or carry-on bag
  • Rough ground, scrambling and long days where an aluminium pole's toughness matters more than weight
  • Trekking-pole tarps and tents, with a lever lock that adjusts by 15 cm

Strengths

  • Folds to 40 cm in the 120-135 cm size (37 cm in the 110-125 cm size), with a clip on each basket that holds the folded sections together (LFTO)
  • Rock-solid with no joint play and a FlickLock that did not slip under a 90 kg walker and a 12 kg pack (LFTO)
  • Cork-inlay grip and a foam extension; LFTO rates the grip among the best it has tested
  • UL-validated recycled 7075 aluminium shafts that held up to a month of boulder fields (Better Trail) and a trek where a carbon pole snapped (OutdoorsMagic)
  • Flex Tips with rubber tips, trekking baskets and snow baskets included

Weaknesses

  • 534 g a pair, in the 450-549 g band; LFTO calls it middling for aluminium and UKC says it is heavier than some aluminium poles
  • The foam grip extension is short (UKC, LFTO, OutdoorsMagic), and UKC found the FlickLock gets in the way of the hand when choking down (LFTO warns large hands or big gloves may notice it)
  • Plastic FlickLock has no built-in tool for tension, so carry a small screwdriver or Allen key (Better Trail)
  • The fold button is hard to press with thick gloves (OutdoorsMagic)
  • Sold in three size bands, so buy the one for your height

Sources

We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.

ShowHide sources (5)
  1. Black Diamond: Trail Vista FLZ Trekking Poles (blackdiamondequipment.com, 500, 508 and 534 g by size, 37 and 40 cm folded; US store, priced in dollars) Specs, 20 Oct 2026. Used for: weight, packed size
  2. Live For The Outdoors: Black Diamond Trail Vista FLZ hiking poles, tested and reviewed (Matt Jones, freelance gear tester; several weeks on test; 110-125 cm size; the site earns commission on links) Review, 16 Mar 2026
  3. OutdoorsMagic: Black Diamond Trail Vista FLZ Poles review (Will Renwick; Helvellyn and the Yorkshire Three Peaks; 120-135 cm size) Review, 31 Mar 2026
  4. Better Trail: Black Diamond Trail Vista FLZ Trekking Pole Review (Matt Hage; a month of hiking and backpacking in Utah; 110-125 cm size; the site earns commission on links) Review, 5 May 2026
  5. UKC Gear: Black Diamond Trail Vista FLZ Poles (Dan Bailey; 120-135 cm size; UKC says it receives free products for review) Review, 19 May 2026