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N.S. Reg. 2/2025
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Road Trails Designation
made under subsections 37(1) and (3) of the
Road Trails Act
S.N.S. 2023, c. 4
N.S. Reg. 2/2025 (effective January 7, 2025)
up to N.S. Reg. 271/2025 (effective December 8, 2025)
Effective June 29, 2026, additional road trails are designated by N.S. Reg. 160/2026.
The Minister of Public Works has designated road trails at the following locations in the
Province of Nova Scotia, which are described in the appendices listed below:
Appendix
Location
N.S. Reg.
Trunk 7 Sherbrooke Village Inn
2/2025
Weymouth Area
2/2025
New Germany Area
2/2025
Porters Lake Area
2/2025
Walton Area
2/2025
Gabarus Area
2/2025
Ship Harbour Area
2/2025
Mountain Road, St. Peters
2/2025
Capelin Cove, Richmond County
2/2025
Doucetteville, Digby County
2/2025
Framboise, Richmond County
2/2025
Hospital Road (Sherbrooke, Guysborough County)
2/2025
Mooseland, Halifax Regional Municipality
2/2025
Riversdale, Colchester County
2/2025
Kemptown, Colchester County
2/2025
Route 308 (Tusket, Yarmouth County)
2/2025
Lennox Passage, Richmond County
2/2025
Margaree Centre, Inverness County
2/2025
Beech Hill Road, Queens County
2/2025
Summerville, Queens County
2/2025
Bloomfield Cross Road, Digby County
2/2025
Pubnico, Yarmouth County
2/2025
Churchover, Shelburne County
2/2025
Port Clyde, Shelburne County
2/2025
Spa Road, Shelburne County
2/2025
St. Peter’s, Richmond County
123/2025
Thibeauville, Richmond County
123/2025
Balmoral, Richmond County
123/2025
Cleveland, Richmond County
123/2025
Bridgetown, Annapolis County
123/2025
Conway, Digby County
123/2025
Lequille, Annapolis County
123/2025
Nictaux, Annapolis County
123/2025
Port Hilford, Guysborough County
123/2025
Sherbrooke, Guysborough County
123/2025
Devon, Halifax Regional Municipality
123/2025
Guysborough, Guysborough County
123/2025
Isaacs Harbour, Guysborough County
123/2025
Dean, Halifax Regional Municipality
123/2025
Moser River, Halifax Regional Municipality
123/2025
Marshy Hope, Pictou County
123/2025
Thorburn, Pictou County (Thorburn Road)
123/2025
Pugwash, Cumberland County
123/2025
Maccan, Cumberland County
123/2025
Birchtown, Shelburne County
123/2025
Mira Gut, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
123/2025
Wallace, Cumberland County
123/2025
Belliveaus Cove, Digby County
271/2025
Caledonia, Guysborough County
271/2025
Lower Caledonia, Guysborough County
271/2025
North East Margaree, Inverness County
271/2025
Margaree Centre, Inverness County
271/2025
Glenelg, Guysborough County
271/2025
Larrys River, Guysborough County
271/2025
Kemptown, Colchester County
271/2025
Nuttby, Colchester County
271/2025
Dalhousie, Pictou County
271/2025
Salt Springs, Pictou County
271/2025
Baddeck, Victoria County
271/2025
Amherst, Cumberland County
271/2025
Lequille, Annapolis County
271/2025
Lower Springfield, Antigonish County
271/2025
Mabou, Inverness County
271/2025
Port Hood-1, Inverness County
271/2025
Port Hood-2, Inverness County
271/2025
West Big Intervale, Inverness County
271/2025
St. Andrew’s, Antigonish County
271/2025
North Framboise, Richmond County
271/2025
Milton, Queens County
271/2025
Marydale, Antigonish County (Springfield Road)
271/2025
Springfield, Antigonish County
271/2025
Pondville, Richmond County
271/2025
Loch Lomond, Richmond County
271/2025
Cameron Mountain, Richmond County
271/2025
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Road Trails Designation
N.S. Reg.
2/2025
Road Trails Act
Note: The
information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is
compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.
Source Law
The current consolidation of the Road Trails Designation made under the Road Trails Act includes all of the following
regulations:
N.S.
Regulation
In force
date*
How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue
2/2025
Jan 7, 2025
date specified
Jan 24, 2025
123/2025
Jun 25, 2025
date specified
Jul 11, 2025
271/2025
Dec 8, 2025
date specified
Dec 26, 2025
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
N.S.
Regulation
In force
date*
How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue
*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for
rules about in force dates of regulations.
Amendments by Provision
ad. = added
am. = amended
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned
rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected
How affected
Appendices Z-AU ............................
ad. 123/2025
Appendices AV-BV .........................
ad. 271/2025
Note that changes to headings are not
included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections
Note
Effective
date
Repealed and Superseded
N.S.
Regulation
Title
In force
date
Repealed
date
176/2023
Road Trails Designation
Oct 2, 2023
Jan 7, 2025
Note: Only
regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this
table. It may not reflect the entire
history of regulations on this subject matter.