Manitoba Provincial Road 253

PR 253 begins in the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain at an intersection with PTH 18 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Killarney, heading due east to have its first crossing of the Pembina River before temporarily entering the Cartwright-Roblin Municipality to become concurrent (overlapped) with PR 458. The pair wind their way down into the Pembina River Valley, crossing the Pembina River for the second time just immediately south of Pleasant Valley and Pelican Lake. Entering the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes, the highway climbs its way up out of the valley, with PR 458 splitting off to head north shortly thereafter.^[1]

Continuing east, PR 253 enters the Rural Municipality of Argyle, having a short concurrency with PTH 5 (Parks Route) just north of Neelin before travelling along the northern side of Rock Lake. After passing through the centre of Glenora, it has a short concurrency with PR 342, with the highway making a couple of sharp turns before crossing the Pembina River and its river valley for the third and final time to enter the Municipality of Louise. PR 253 goes through a switchback at a junction with PR 440 before crossing the Goudney Reservoir via a causeway and entering Pilot Mound, travelling along the northern edge of town before coming to an end at an intersection with PTH 3 / PTH 34 (Boundary Commission Trail). The entire length of Manitoba Provincial Road 253 is a paved two-lane highway.^[2][3]