Shelters

By type, region and need.

Huts, bivouac boxes, lean-tos, caves and wild spots — what is known about each, and what nobody has recorded yet. Search for one, or browse by country, by type, or by what you need for the night.

Wetterfahnen-Hütte — Lean-to
Wetterfahnen-Hütte · Schwarzwald · GermanyPhoto © BilderBWWiki · CC0
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The Bivaq map: Cesta hrdinov SNP, stage 16, with the route, the shelters and the water sources along it

Cesta hrdinov SNP · stage 16 · Captured 21 October 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap

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Our pick, changing daily: a Slovak range first, then one range per country, chosen for their walk-in places. Every range of a country is on its country page.

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A small tent on a granite slab at sunset, a rain pool in the rock in front of it
Photograph © Pavol Milý · all rights reserved

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