Ship a Bike from Louisiana to South Dakota

Move your bike from Louisiana's flat Cajun country bayou cycling to South Dakota's Mickelson Trail, 109 miles through the Black Hills. From the 31-mile Tammany Trace to Badlands panoramas, your bike ships between Gulf Coast warmth and the rugged Great Plains.

South Dakota's Mickelson Trail is one of America's finest rail-trails, running 109 miles from Deadwood to Edgemont through the Black Hills on a converted railroad bed. The trail passes through four rock tunnels and over more than 100 converted railroad bridges, with ponderosa pine forests and granite spires lining the route. Beyond the Mickelson, the Badlands National Park loop road provides dramatic road cycling through eroded buttes and pinnacles, while the gravel roads surrounding Custer State Park offer close encounters with free-ranging bison herds. Louisiana cyclists will find South Dakota's terrain more demanding than the bayou flatlands, with the Black Hills adding genuine climbing to the mix, though the rail-trail grades remain gentle.

The shipping route from Louisiana to South Dakota spans roughly 1,400 miles through the heartland of the country. Each bicycle is carefully packed with protective materials around the fork steerer tube, rear derailleur, and wheel spokes to ensure everything arrives undamaged after the long journey northward. Full coverage is included with every shipment, whether you are sending a gravel bike for Black Hills exploration or a road bike for Badlands scenic riding. Real-time tracking keeps you updated from the Gulf Coast through the Great Plains, so you can time your arrival in the Black Hills with your bike's delivery.