Petzl ACTIK CORE

The Petzl ACTIK CORE is an all-round headlamp for training runs and hikes: 625 lumens for 88 g, a wide or mixed beam and red light. Its HYBRID CONCEPT runs on the included CORE rechargeable battery or on three AAA batteries, handy as a spare on long races.

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$87.95

Pricier than 50% of headlamp · category average ≈ $108

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Key specs

Weight: 88 g
Max Lumens: 625 lm
Beam Distance: 115 m
Burn Time (High): 2 h at 625 lm

Spec profile

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Strengths

Lightness

Weak points

Beam distance

Light output
625 lm
Beam distance
115 m
Lightness
88 gTop 25%
Affordability
$88Top 35%

Technical Specifications

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Essentials

$87.95

2025

88 g

Overview

625 lm

115 m

Front, continuous or strobe

Runs on CORE battery or 3 × AAA, Wide or mixed beam, Red light, Reflective headband, Phosphorescent reflector

Battery

Up to 100 h (7 lm)

2 h at 625 lm

CORE Li-ion 1250 mAh, rechargeable, or 3 × AAA

Yes

Front

USB-C, 3.5 h

Build & durability

IPX4

88 g

Yes

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Spec profile

Each axis ranks against the 10 products in Headlamp on the site: the further out, the more it stands out in that spec (lighter, cheaper…).

Center: lowest in the category · Edge: highest

Strengths

Lightness

Weak points

Beam distance

Light output
625 lm
Beam distance
115 m
Lightness
88 gTop 25%
Affordability
$88Top 35%

Petzl ACTIK CORE

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