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Basically the answer to your question is no, unless you're in very specific areas doing very specific activities. US wilderness areas are much bigger, much less accessible, and much less populated and developed than the Alps. You can get information, but it typically won't be very informative about specific places at specific times.
Here in California, the ...
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Below are some resources for US vector data.
The links do provide gdb format downloads that will drop into a garmin for example.
The format that you are looking for is a shapefile though. Those are the most standardized format for vector data sets but are very clumsy to work with.
http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/vector/index.php
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One such resource would the website of the Alpenverein.
On their website, you can find an intercative hut-finding service. If you click on any of the huts, you will get detailed information about opening dates, services available, possibly a link to a website, etc. Most of this information is in German. If you can't read German, you might try Google ...
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I live about 35 miles northwest of Boston, so I can answer this.
The first thing you should do is join the Boston Chapter of the Appalachian Mountian Club (AMC). Once you are a member, you will have access to the extensive list of hikes they run. There will be a bunch in the White Mountains of NH, but also many shorter but closer local hikes in areas ...
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From personal experience, I would say that maps made by an organization that focuses on the area in question are the most accurate. For instance, here in the Easter USA, I wouldn't head out on the Appalachian Trail without a map from the ATC or into the Adirondak Mountains without a map from the ADK.
Maps by an organization like this are typically updated ...
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The Hochschwab is a mountain range in Styria. You can find trail information with photos about this region in German or English using Google Translate.
You may want to spend a few nights at the same hut to simplify the logistics. You could plan several day hikes from the same hut.
There is a beautiful lake that people scuba dive in which is car accessible. ...
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