PR 261 begins in the
Rural Municipality of Rosedale at an intersection with
PTH 5 (Parks Route), directly in between the community of
Riding Mountain and
Kelwood, as well as just east of
Riding Mountain National Park. It heads east as a paved two-lane highway, entering the
Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne to travel through rural farmland for several kilometres to pass through
Glenella, where it has an intersection with
PR 462. After crossing a small stream, the highway goes through a switchback before coming to junction with
PR 260 just north of
Waldersee. Turning left here, the pavement ends and PR 261 continues as a two-lane gravel road into the
Rural Municipality of Alonsa, travelling through more wooded areas before crossing
PTH 50 (Kinosota Road) as it passes through the centre of
Amaranth. PR 261 becomes paved again and travels along the northern edge of the
Sandy Bay First Nation before coming to a dead end along the beaches of
Lake Manitoba. ==Major intersections==