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Reddit mentions of White Mountain Guide, 29th: AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest (Appalachian Mountain Club White Mountain Guide)
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Compiled and Edited by Gene Daniell and Steven D. SmithISBN: 9781929173341
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What part of New England are you looking to go out in? I'm in New Hampshire myself, and the mecca of New England camping is located in the White Mountain National Forest. It's a dense area with lots of intersecting trails, free backcountry tent sites, pay-to-stay tent sites and hotel-style mountain huts. To get started here I would go buy the AMC White Mountain Guide. It has very detailed descriptions of all the trails and fantastically detailed maps.
I will caution you this on northern New England hikes - they are much steeper than many places. The hiking trails here are some of the oldest in the country and were made before such modern concepts as switch-backs ;). Many trails take the most direct, existing route up a mountain...so an old brook. When you select a trail, read the description in the guide and as you are starting out, try to keep elevation gain to 1,000 feet per mile as a maximum. That's very steep, but it will keep you off of some of the more dangerous trails until you are used to the area.
If you are interested in more hikes in NH, feel free to PM me and I can send you a couple suggestions that will work with your experience and comfort level.
Monadnock is just under 2 hours from Boston in Keene/Jaffrey. Plenty of hiking. The white dot to the white cross is pretty popular if it's your first time climbing it.
SOOO MANY choices if you head up 93 into New Hampshire 2-3 hours.
This is one good reference:
http://www.amazon.com/White-Mountain-Guide-29th-Comprehensive/dp/1934028444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377017092&sr=8-1&keywords=white+mountain+guide
This is the White Mountain map I use, along with the AMC White Mountain Guide.
There is also this map of just the Presidential Range.
I don't think any "serious" maps will have interesting information besides trail names and distances. If you want to read thorough descriptions of the trails they I seriously recommend the AMC White Mountain Guide.