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Mountain bike SPD type pedals. Why? The shoes are better for walking when off of the bike than the shoes for road clipless pedals.
I used toe clips on several bikes for decades but after I bought a pair of SPD shoes on sale and a pair SPD pedals, it took me very few miles to realize that I preferred that to the old toe clip pedals.
Specifically I use some older Ritchey double sided black steel pedals (no longer made) on two touring bikes.
But, I plan to switch to Shimano M324 pedals before my next tour, that would allow me to use regular shoes on one side of the pedal and clipless on the other side. I used the M324 last summer on a 8 day supported tour.
Exception - on my fold up bike, I use toe clips for regular shoes, the pedals can be removed without tools and on a fold up bike that comes in handy.