From there, the highway runs generally north-west until just south of St. Walburg where takes a more northerly route.

The southern 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the nearly 200-kilometre (120 mi) long Highway 26 runs alongside a former Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) branch line from Prince to St. Walburg, which CNoR built out from North Battleford and steadily extended until 1919.

[3][4] The rail line, and adjoining roads, caused a boom in the area, as early homesteaders were then able to deliver their production to grain elevators.

[7] Continuing north-west from the lake, the highway passes through Cavalier, Vawn,[8] Edam, Mervin,[9] and Turtleford.

Highway 26 travels north through St. Walburg as 2nd St E until the intersection with 1st Ave, at which point it turns east and leaves town.