La Vérendrye Trail


The La Vérendrye Trail is a series of highways in the Canadian province of Manitoba commemorating the oldest waterway fur-trading route in the province. 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.

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 101 and comprises the following roads:
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 territories belonging to three First Nations. The eastern part of the trail lies within Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Other uses

The La Vérendrye Trail is also the name of a hiking trail located within Whiteshell Provincial Park.
A monument in the Municipality of Pembina commemorates Sieur de La Vérendrye's further travels through south-central Manitoba.

Major intersections