Nova Scotia Road Maps, Nova Scotia Road Condition Photos, & Highway RV Travel Itineraries
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Km |
Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
| 0.0
(141.0) |
0.0
(87.6) |
Junction of highway #104 The Trans Canada Highway
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Town of Amherst, pop 10,000, all services. West to Nova Scotia / New Brunswick border. East to town of Pictou. |
| 3.8
(137.2) |
2.4
(85.3) |
Junction of Highway #366
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North to community of Tidnish Crossroads, Trans Canada Highway #16 & Prince Edward Island |
| 4.6
(136.4) |
2.9
(84.8) |
Community of Gosling Glen
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South side of highway |
| 10.6
(130.4) |
6.6
(81.0) |
Community of Truemanville
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Access from highway |
| 15.6
(125.4) |
9.7
(77.9) |
Community of Amherst Head
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Access from highway |
| 23.9
(117.1) |
14.9
(72.8) |
Community of Shinimicas Bridge
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Access from highway |
| 27.3
(113.7) |
17.0
(70.7) |
Access to Amherst Shore Provincial Park
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North to Amherst Shore Provincial Park.
On the shore of the Northumberland Strait, Amherst Shore Provincial Park offers an attractive setting for camping, walking, and swimming. This park, like others along this coast, offers some of the warmest saltwater swimming north of the Carolinas.
The park is open from mid-June until mid-October and offers a 45-site woodland campground, picnic areas, showers/comfort station, and a walking trail leading to the unsupervised beach area
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| 29.9
(111.1) |
18.6
(69.0) |
Community of Upper Linden
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Access from highway |
| 31.4
(109.6) |
19.5
(68.1) |
Community of Oxford
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South of highway |
| 34.5
(106.5) |
21.4
(66.2) |
Tignish Linden Road
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North to Heather Beach Provincial Park. Heather Beach (Pugwash)
8 km (5 mi) east of East Linden. An excellent supervised beach, crowded on weekends during good weather. Small parking lot. |
| 39.8
(101.2) |
24.7
(62.9) |
Junction of Highway #366
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Community of Port Howe. North to Heather Beach, Cameron Beach. North Port Beach Provincial Park. Open fields abutting on a red sandy beach accessible by stairs. At low tide, sandbars trap pools of warm water for wading, offering lots of opportunity for beachcombing. Change houses, vault toilets, picnic area and water outlets available.
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| 40.9
(100.1) |
25.4
(62.2) |
Junction of Highway #301
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South to community of Oxford |
| 42.3
(98.7) |
26.3
(61.3) |
Junction of Highway #321
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Community of Port Phillip. South to community of Springhill, Oxford |
| 43.1
(97.9) |
26.8
(60.8) |
Community of West Pugwash
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Access from highway |
| 45.8
(95.2) |
28.5
(59.2) |
Access to Communities of Pugwash Junction, Conns Mills
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South of highway. North of highway community of North Shore. Gulf Shore Provincial Park.
Just outside the town of Pugwash, Gulf Shore Beach offers a sandy beach with warm water. A beautiful picnic park on a hilltop overlooking Northumberland Strait with picnic tables, some sheltered, in an open field. Change houses, vault toilets, picnic area and water outlets available.
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| 47.3
(93.7) |
29.4
(58.2) |
Village of Pugwash
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Tourist Information & Interpretive centre
Canadian Salt Display, see how salt is mined
Seagull Pewter, see pewter products & how they are made public restroom
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| 48.7
(92.3) |
30.3
(57.4) |
Photo
 |
View from highway |
| 49.4
(91.6) |
30.7
(56.9) |
Photo
 |
View from highway |
| 50.0
(91.0) |
31.1
(56.5) |
Community of Irish Town
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North of highway |
| 51.1
(89.9) |
31.8
(55.9) |
Crowley Road
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Access to community of Pugwash Junction |
| 51.8
(89.2) |
32.2
(55.4) |
Sea Gull Pewter
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North side of highway. 9926 Durham St. Pugwash
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| 54.0
(87.0) |
33.6
(54.1) |
Community of Wallace Bay, Access to Fox Harbour
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North of highway. Fox Harbour Beach Provincial Park. Fox Harbour Beach -
Red sand shoreline beach offers ample opportunity for swimming and walking, Small picnic area, Change houses, vault toilets. |
| 57.1
(83.9) |
35.5
(52.1) |
Junction of Highway #368
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South to community of Wentworth Centre, City of Turo |
| 60.7
(80.3) |
37.7
(49.9) |
Community of Wallace Bridge
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Access from highway |
| 62.4
(78.6) |
38.8
(48.8) |
West Road
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South to community of Wallace River |
| 62.7
(78.3) |
39.0
(48.7) |
Point of Interest
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Crossing the Wallace River |
| 63.9
(77.1) |
39.7
(47.9) |
Wallace Area Museum
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South side of highway |
| 64.7
(76.3) |
40.2
(47.4) |
Community of Wallace
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South from highway |
| 66.2
(74.8) |
41.1
(46.5) |
Junction of Highway #307
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South to community of Wentworth, Folly Lake |
| 78.2
(62.8) |
48.6
(39.0) |
Point of Interest
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Crossing the Dobson River |
| 80.6
(60.4) |
50.1
(37.5) |
Bay Head Radio Museum
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South side of highway |
| 85.6
(55.4) |
53.2
(34.4) |
Junction of Highway #246 (Maple Street)
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Community of Tatamagouche. South to community of Oliver, West Annan. On the south west corner of this intersection is the Hollings House Bed and Breakfast, emile staff stayed here, nice people and a great B&B
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| 86.9
(54.1) |
54.0
(33.6) |
Tatamagouche Train Station B&B
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North of highway |
| 87.1
(53.9) |
54.1
(33.5) |
Services at Highway
|
North side of highway |
| 87.4
(53.6) |
54.3
(33.3) |
Services at Highway
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South side of highway |
| 89.0
(52.0) |
55.3
(32.3) |
Tatamagouche Park
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Picnic grounds, south side of highway |
| 96.3
(44.7) |
59.8
(27.8) |
Community of Brule
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Access from highway |
| 97.3
(43.7) |
60.5
(27.2) |
Campground
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North side of highway |
| 98.6
(42.4) |
61.3
(26.3) |
Junction of Highway #326
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North to community of Denmark. South to community of North Earltown, Earltown, Turo |
| 99.4
(41.6) |
61.8
(25.9) |
Community of Marshville
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South of highway |
| 100.2
(40.8) |
62.3
(25.4) |
Photo
 |
View from highway |
| 102.2
(38.8) |
63.5
(24.1) |
Rushtons Beach (River John) Provincial Park
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North of highway. Rushtons Beach (River John)
No Campgrounds. Route 6, 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Brule. Sheltered picnic grounds. Broad sandbars at low tide and the salt marsh attract a great variety of birds; warmest salt water in Nova Scotia.
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| 104.9
(36.1) |
65.2
(22.4) |
Community of River John
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South of highway |
| 105.6
(35.4) |
65.6
(22.0) |
Photo a
 |
View from highway |
| 107.3
(33.7) |
66.7
(20.9) |
Photo a
 |
View from highway |
| 107.3
(33.7) |
66.7
(20.9) |
Photo b
 |
View from highway |
| 107.7
(33.3) |
66.9
(20.7) |
River John Information Booth
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North side of highway |
| 109.1
(31.9) |
67.8
(19.8) |
Community of Melville
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North of highway |
| 114.2
(26.8) |
71.0
(16.7) |
Community of Seafoam
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North of highway |
| 123.2
(17.8) |
76.6
(11.1) |
Community of Toney River
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Access from highway |
| 125.4
(15.6) |
77.9
(9.7) |
Community of Caribou River
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South of highway
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| 130.2
(10.8) |
80.9
(6.7) |
Waterside (Caribou River) Provincial Park
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No camping facilities
3 km (2 mi) north of Route 6, east of Caribou River. Long sandy beach with very warm water, salt marsh and open farmland.
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| 137.9
(3.1) |
85.7
(1.9) |
Services at Highway
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Fuel |
| 138.2
(2.8) |
85.9
(1.7) |
Town of Pictou
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All services. Access to visitor information |
| 141.0
(0.0) |
87.6
(0.0) |
Caribou/Munroes Island Provincial Park
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North on highway #106, 11 kms. Caribou/Munroes Island Provincial Park is open from mid-June until mid-October offering a 92-site campground, picnic areas, and an unsupervised beach. There is a walking trail along the beach out to the Island |
| 141.0
(0.0) |
87.6
(0.0) |
Junction of Highways # 106, # 276, #376
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East to downtown Pictou. West to Town of Amherst.North to community of Caribou. South to Trans Canada highway #104 east to New Glasgow. Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide. |
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