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Tom Shields went gravel riding
6 days ago
Schwarzwald Traverse - Stage 6 to Untermettigen
I awoke at 6 to the sun in huge double bed, made coffee and washed clothes in the sink. And more coffee. Fruit and sat outside reading. Today I leave the forest, heading to Lake Konstanz. I wanted an 80 km day because it is coming down from the mountains,…
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Tom Shields went gravel riding
May 18, 2026
Gravel Circuit to Benelup and a bit of the Camino
Great, mostly dirt roads, but a bridge that went down in the floods almost trapped me… found a way through some fields, a long detour but beat the sun. Climbed the secret backdoor up to Vejer. Marked many route problems and sent to Komoot.
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Tom Shields went gravel riding
May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026
Phone died the last 30 min, that straight leg into Vejer wasn't a heliocopter. Used a batterred rented hardtail ebike, the dirt was great...
Tom Shields went gravel riding
May 14, 2026
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Tom Shields went gravel riding
April 6, 2026
Vejer/Caños/Zahora/Palmar gravel & asphalt mixed loop
Testing an ebike… gravel out of Vejer and down to the pine forest, then dropped down to Caños and the beach way to Zahora and circuit back to Vejer to test the hill.
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Tom Shields went for a hike
September 29, 2025
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Tom Shields went for a hike
September 28, 2025
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September 28, 2025
Fucking hell... like driving a crowded highway and everyone is driving too slow and outside their lanes; swerving around crowds of tour groupies with suitcases
I did meet Pepe and María tho, super. And the ladies from the laundrylast night, we were proud we had clean clothes (finally... everything I had
Tom Shields went for a hike
September 27, 2025
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September 27, 2025
I lingered this morning in the plaza in Sobrado... enjoyed the friends but sent them off. Spread ashes in the monastery gardens and got provisions and set off. Things will change, we join thee highway coming along the Camino Frances, our group coming from the north joins the horde soon.
A good walk
Tom Shields went for a hike
September 26, 2025
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September 26, 2025
Yesterday, the walk wasn't the highlight. It was sitting outside the bar in Baamonte and friends joining... even a whiskey before heading on another 14? Or so km to the albergue. Which was great, a night of music too.
Today, a good walk in the morning because there was a heavy fog. But once it cleared
Tom Shields went for a hike
September 25, 2025
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Tom Shields went for a hike
September 24, 2025
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September 24, 2025
A short day, so I waved on the gansters and waited to be the last pilgrim. It was a day to spread Dad's ashes, walk but stop a lot, think.
Approaching Valalba I had that let down on the edge of town, it looked sad. But after checking in and showering up I found a lovely, peaceful plaza and Esterella Galicia
Tom Shields and Shapira (Dk) went for a hike
September 23, 2025
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September 23, 2025
Good night with Anna and the Germans at the albergue. A deep, long sleep. I lost Dad!... I thought I'd left his urn somewhere... took apart the backpack and found him. So, a late start.
This was the day of the huge hill... beautiful, sunny but cool... coming over the hill to brilliant green landscape
Tom Shields went for a hike
September 22, 2025
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September 22, 2025
A good night in Ribadeo and a good morning... all day it rained and sometimes quite hard but that made it perfect, a beautiful walk, I didn't want to come inside... the photo at the tables is where I met the Italian woman, today I walked some with 2 Poles, and I'm glad I loaded up on food in Ribedeo
May 18, 2026
Looks good.