La Vérendrye Trail
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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 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Rural municipalities | Alexander, East St. Paul, Lac du Bonnet, Reynolds, St. Clements, Whitemouth |
| Towns | Lac du Bonnet, Powerview-Pine Falls |
| Highway system | |
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]
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]
- Provincial Road 204 – PTH 101 (Perimeter Highway) to Provincial Road 212
- Provincial Road 212 – Provincial Road 204 to Provincial Road 508[4]
- Provincial Road 508 – entire route
- PTH 59 – Provincial Road 508 to PTH 11
- PTH 11 – PTH 59 to Provincial Road 307
- Provincial Road 307 – entire route
- PTH 44 – Provincial Road 307 to PTH 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
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]
