Indiana and Michigan bike trails

Welcome to the site. JGermann will be along shortly urging you to read the FAQs, click on the LEARN tab and do a backup of your unit before doing anything else.

As far as Bike Trail POI, there probably aren't any on the site for the states you want. I would suggest you go to the state websites and do a query for listings.

We usually recommend the following.

There is a "Learn" button in the upper right of this page next to "red light cameras" that takes you to a Getting Started page. It is worthwhile visiting this page.

To make navigation easy, most browsers provide the following option. When you want to follow a link - but still keep your current page open - you can hold down the "Ctrl" key as you left-click on a link. That action will open a new "Tab" in your browser up on the "Tab" bar. When you then left-click on that new "Tab", you will follow the link - leaving the "Tab" you are now reading open and available to click on and return here.

So, using the "Learn" link, you might try the "Ctrl" - left-click sequence and then return here. You can return by either "X-ing" out of the "Getting Started" page (using the "X" on the "Tab" itself) or just left-clicking on the "Tab" for the page you are on right now.

Note that the Learn Button will give you access to two valuable reference pages - the "Index" to all of the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and the Glossary of Terms and Links.

Since you are new here, I encourage you to go through a couple of the Tutorials.

The first link makes sure the settings on your computer are such that you can do more advanced POI loading.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30393

The next link helps you make a backup of your GPS by attaching it to your computer. (NEVER do anything to your GPS until you have a backup). It also assures that you put your (newer) unit into a state where you can see all of the folders there.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30394

Try this link for bike trails
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/19605

For Indiana, you might look at
http://www.traillink.com/stateactivity/in-bike-trails.aspx

Maybe you will be the one that creates an Indiana bike trail file.

As Jgermann suggested:

http://www.traillink.com/

is an excellent place for information on bike trails.
The site is free to browse but will cost you $30 to download files to your gps or smartphone.

If you are handy with a computer, it's fairly easy to make your own .CSV or .GPX files using data from Traillink and a program called Extra POI Editor (EPE) available here at POI Factory. You'll find there are many experts here who will be willing to help with any questions you may have.

If you are interested in using EPE, more information is available here, thanks to Boxcar's original post:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/41653

Again, welcome to the site!