Poundmaker Trail

Poundmaker Trail
Route information
Length	369 km (229 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 216 at Edmonton, AB
East end	Highway 16 (TCH) at North Battleford, SK
Location
Country	Canada
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 miles) 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.

Major intersections

From west to east:

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