17.5kmh (cos it sounds better, or 11mph) for loaded on my last tour, but I do travel relatively light by some people's standards. Haven't used my tourer unloaded in comparable distances to give a reliable figure.
11.3mph moving average with four panniers on the tandem across the length of France, according to our stats. 2.2mph overall average - which means that we could in theory have walked the distance in the same elapsed time (three weeks)
I budget about 10mph including breaks for general rolling stuff. Obviously at the extremes of gradient it goes out, but in the middle tends to regulate itself - if it's flat I arse around more and if it's hilly I take the day more seriously and put my back in.
Around 11mph. Luggage-wise, I travel relatively light (25 litres total, split between bike stuff, clothes and gadgets), but the trike isn't the lightest of bikes to start with. I also budget plenty of time for cake and ice-cream stops, of course.
I usually average around 10 mph between campsites, including a bit of time sightseeing, photo ops and lunch and cake stops. I can push it a bit if I want and get it close to the speed I'd do on day rides 13-14 mph, but that's for times when it's more about the cycling than the touring. It also depends a bit on distance, when I do 100+ mpd tours I don't care how long it takes, just that I get in feeling willing and able to do it again the next day.
10 miles per hour on my tourers, about 8 on my hybrid converted to a heavy tourer, and about 5 on my beach cruiser with wire baskets and tires wider than good sense dictates.
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