| Province: | MB |
| La Vérendrye Trail | |
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| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | near Winnipeg |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | near West Hawk Lake |
| Rural Municipalities: | Alexander, East St. Paul, Lac du Bonnet, Reynolds, St. Clements, Whitemouth |
| Districts: | Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Peguis First Nation, Sagkeeng First Nation, Unorganized Division No. 1 |
| Towns: | Lac du Bonnet, Powerview-Pine Falls |
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]
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.
The La Vérendrye Trail is also the name of a 16km (10miles) 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]