La Vérendrye Trail

The La Vérendrye Trail (French: Le chemin La Vérendrye) is a series of highways in the Canadian province of Manitoba commemorating the oldest waterway fur-trading route in the province.[1] It is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, an explorer and fur-trader who is often credited as being the first European to visit what is now southern Manitoba.[2]

La Vérendrye Trail

Route information
Component
highways
Major junctions
West end PTH 101 near Winnipeg
East end PTH 1 (TCH) near West Hawk Lake
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalitiesAlexander, East St. Paul, Lac du Bonnet, Reynolds, St. Clements, Whitemouth
TownsLac du Bonnet, Powerview-Pine Falls
Highway system

Route description

The La Vérendrye Trail generally follows the Red and Winnipeg River systems used by early fur-traders to travel through eastern Manitoba. The vehicular route begins at Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 101 (Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway) and comprises the following roads:[3]

Communities along the trail include Lockport, East Selkirk, Powerview-Pine Falls, St. Georges, Lac du Bonnet, and Seven Sisters Falls. The trail also passes through three First Nations territories. The easternmost part of the trail lies within Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Other uses

The La Vérendrye Trail is also the name of a 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) hiking trail located within Whiteshell Provincial Park.[5]

A monument in the Municipality of Pembina commemorates Sieur de La Vérendrye's further travels through south-central Manitoba.[6]

Major intersections
Further information: Manitoba Highway 59, Manitoba Highway 11, and Manitoba Highway 44
DivisionLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
East St. Paul​00.0 PTH 101 (Perimeter Highway) – Brandon
Route 42 south (Henderson Highway) – Winnipeg		Interchange, western terminus of La Vérendrye Trail
La Vérendrye Trail follows PR 204 north
St. ClementsLockport1711 PTH 44 westWest end of PR 204/PTH 44 concurrency
1811Crosses the Red River Floodway
1912 PTH 44 east – BeausejourInterchange; east end of PR 204/PTH 44 concurrency
East Selkirk2817 PR 204 north – SelkirkLa Vérendrye Trail follows PR 212 east
2817 PR 212 eastLa Vérendrye Trail follows PR 508 north
​3522 PTH 4 – To PTH 59, To PTH 9 – Selkirk
4226 PTH 59 south – WinnipegLa Vérendrye Trail follows PTH 59 north
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
 No major junctions
Alexander / St. Clements​7345 PTH 12 south – Beausejour, SteinbachSouth end of PTH 12/59 concurrency
7547 PR 304 north / PR 500 west – Powerview-Pine Falls
8352 PTH 12 north – Grand Beach Provincial ParkNorth end of PTH 12/59 concurrency
Alexander​9660 PTH 59 north – Victoria BeachLa Vérendrye Trail follows PTH 11 south
Sagkeeng First Nation
 No major junctions
Town of Powerview-Pine Falls12578 PR 304 – Bissett
Alexander
 No major junctions
Lac du Bonnet​165103 PR 313 east
Town of Lac du Bonnet167104 PR 317
Lac du Bonnet​182113 PR 211 east – Pinawa
186116 PTH 11 south – Elma, WhitemouthLa Vérendrye Trail follows PR 307 east
198123Enters Whiteshell Provincial Park
No. 1​240150 PR 309 north – Big Whiteshell Lake
Reynolds​264164 PTH 44 west – BeausejourLa Vérendrye Trail follows PTH 44 east
No. 1West Hawk Lake297185 PTH 1 (TCH) – Winnipeg, KenoraInterchange; eastern terminus of La Vérendrye Trail
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Saint Georges CBC Vision Development Report" (PDF). Saint Georges Development Corporation. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Home » Histories » European Settlements » Colonizing the West". Red River North Heritage. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. "Eastman Tourism". Travel Manitoba. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. "Routes on the Red" (PDF). Red River Tourism. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. "Whiteshell Provincial Park Official Map" (PDF). Manitoba Conservation. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: La Verendrye's Trail Monument (Municipality of Pembina)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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