It serves as an alternative scenic route between Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg as it closely follows the Assiniboine River which flows south of the highway.

The highway heads north for 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) to turn right onto the original alignment of the Trans-Canada.

It heads northeast for a few kilometers, passing along the southern edge of High Bluff as it begins paralleling the Assiniboine River.

PTH 26 crosses a small creek and has an intersection with PR 430, prior to passing through the town of Poplar Point.

PTH 26 enters the Rural Municipality of St. Francois Xavier, turning southeast along the banks of the Assiniboine River for the next several kilometers, having a short concurrency (overlap) with PR 248 and traveling through the communities of Pigeon Lake and St. Francois Xavier, where the highway forms the main thoroughfare.