Poundmaker Trail

Poundmaker Trail
Route information
Length:	369 km (229 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Hwy 216 at Edmonton, AB
East end:	Hwy 16 (TCH) at North Battleford, SK
Location
Major cities:	Edmonton, AB, North Battleford, SK
Towns:	Tofield, AB; Viking, AB; Wainwright, AB; Cut Knife, SK; Battleford, SK
Highway system

Poundmaker Trail is a 369 km (229 mi) route through central Alberta and Saskatchewan. The route starts at Edmonton, Alberta and ends at North Battleford Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40. The highway is named after Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842 – 4 July 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.^[1]

Major intersections

From west to east:^[2]

Province	Highway	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Alberta	Hwy 14	Edmonton	0	0.0	Hwy 216	Poundmaker Trail follows Hwy 14 east
		​	8	5.0	Hwy 21
		Viking	109	68	Hwy 36
		​	124	77	Hwy 26
		Wainwright	183	114	Hwy 41
		​	235	146	Hwy 17 south	West end of Hwy 17 concurrency
		​	237	147	Hwy 17 north	East end of Hwy 17 concurrency
↑ / ↓	↑ / ↓	​	238	148	Alberta / Saskatchewan border
Saskatchewan	Hwy 40	​	290	180	Hwy 21 north	West end of Hwy 21 concurrency
		near Cut Knife	304	189	Hwy 21 south	East end of Hwy 21 concurrency
		Battleford	359	223	Hwy 29
			362	225	Hwy 4 / Hwy 40 east to Hwy 16 (TCH)	Poundmaker Trail follows former Hwy 16A (22nd Street)
	Former Hwy 16A	↑ / ↓	367	228	North Saskatchewan River Closed to vehicle traffic
		North Battleford	369	229	Hwy 16 (TCH) / Hwy 40	Poundmaker Trail ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

See also

• Alberta Highway 14
• Saskatchewan Highway 40
• Yellowhead Highway

References