Route 215 is collector road in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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It is located in Hants County

Hants County, Nova Scotia

Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...

, connecting Shubenacadie

Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia

Shubenacadie is a community located in Hants County, in central Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 2,074.In the Micmac language, Shubenacadie means "abounding in ground nuts" or "place where the red potato Shubenacadie (['ʃuːbə'nækədiː]) is a community located in Hants County, in...

 at Trunk 2 with Newport Corner

Newport Corner, Nova Scotia

Newport Corner is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants .-See also:*NRS Newport Corner-References:*...

 at Trunk 1.

Portions of the road are included in the Glooscap Trail

Glooscap Trail

The Glooscap Trail is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the central and northern part of the province around the Minas Basin and Cobequid Bay, sub-basins of the Bay of Fundy...

 and the Fundy Shore Ecotour

Fundy Shore Ecotour

The Fundy Shore Ecotour is a scenic drive in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and encircles several sub-basins of the Bay of Fundy, which contains the highest tidal range on the planet....

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A short portion of the road in the community of Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Nova Scotia

See:*Brooklyn, Hants County, Nova Scotia *Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia*Brooklyn, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia...

 is duplexed with Trunk 14.

Highway 215 was formerly designated Trunk Highway 15.

Geographic regions

The road passes through the following geographic regions:

• the Shubenacadie Valley
  Shubenacadie Valley
  The Shubenacadie Valley is a Canadian rural region in central Nova Scotia.The picturesque Shubenacadie River flows through the valley, which is framed by low hills from its source at Shubenacadie Grand Lake in north-central Halifax County, then through a rolling landscape of rich soils left by...
  
  

• the shore of the Bay of Fundy
  Bay of Fundy
  The Bay of Fundy is a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine...
  
  , specifically the southern shore of Cobequid Bay
  Cobequid Bay
  Cobequid Bay is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and the easternmost part of the Minas Basin, located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The bay was carved by rivers flowing into the eastern end of the Bay of Fundy....
  
   and the Minas Basin
  Minas Basin
  The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides.- Geography :- Boundary :...
  
  

• the lower portion of the Avon Valley as it follows the east bank of the Avon River
  Avon River (Nova Scotia)
  The Avon River is a small Canadian river in central Nova Scotia.A northerly flowing river, the Avon River flows rises on South Mountain, southwest of the town of Windsor. Its meander length is...
  
  

Communities

Communities in italics are served by the route indirectly.

• Newport Corner
  Newport Corner, Nova Scotia
  Newport Corner is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants .-See also:*NRS Newport Corner-References:*...
  
  
• Brooklyn
  Brooklyn, Hants County, Nova Scotia
  Brooklyn is a Canadian rural community located in western Hants County, Nova Scotia.Originally called Nelegakumik by the Mi'kmaq Nation , Brooklyn is unique in that its community post office is called Newport....
  
  
• Belmont
  Belmont, Nova Scotia
  Belmont is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.-References:*...
  
  
• Upper Burlington
  Upper Burlington, Nova Scotia
  Upper Burlington is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of West Hants .-References:*...
  
  
• Centre Burlington
  Centre Burlington, Nova Scotia
  Centre Burlington is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.-References:*...
  
  
• Cogmagun River
  Cogmagun River, Nova Scotia
  Cogmagun River is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.-References:*...
  
  
• Riverside
• Lower Burlington
  Lower Burlington, Nova Scotia
  Lower Burlington is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of West Hants .-References:*...
  
  
• Summerville
  Summerville, Nova Scotia
  Summerville is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.- History :...
  
  
• Kempt Shore
  Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia
  Kempt Shore is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.-References:*...
  
  
• Cheverie
  Cheverie, Nova Scotia
  Cheverie is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants . Frequently plagued by vicious snowstorms during the winter. Mostly a quiet community, it's filled with hay fields and forests.-References:*...
  
  
• Bramber
  Bramber, Nova Scotia
  Bramber is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.-References:*...
  
  
• Cambridge
• Goshen
  Goshen, Nova Scotia
  Goshen is a Canadian rural community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.The community is approximately 30 km south of Antigonish, 30 km north of Sherbrooke and 30km west of Guysborough on Route 316.Its economy is tied to farming and forestry....
  
  
• Pembroke
  Pembroke, Nova Scotia
  Pembroke, Nova Scotia may refer to the following places:*Pembroke, West Hants*Pembroke, Yarmouth County...
  
  
• Walton
  Walton, Nova Scotia
  Walton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia. The community is named after James Walton Nutting ....
  
  
• East Walton
• Tenecape
  Tenecape, Nova Scotia
  Tenecape is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.- Murder of the Little Peddler :...
  
  
• Moose Brook
  Moose Brook, Nova Scotia
  Moose Brook is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the municipality of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...
  
  
• Minasville
  Minasville, Nova Scotia
  Minasville is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County....
  
  
• Burntcoat
• Noel
  Noel, Nova Scotia
  Noel is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia . The community is most well known for being named after its most prominent resident Noel Doiron and for ship building in the nineteenth century...
  
  
• Lake Road
• East Noel
• Northfield
  Northfield, Nova Scotia
  Northfield, Nova Scotia could be the following places in Nova Scotia:* Northfield, Hants, Nova Scotia * Northfield, Queens, Nova Scotia...
  
  
• Densmore Mills
  Densmore Mills, Nova Scotia
  Densmore Mills is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.- Acadians :...
  
  
• Noel Shore
  Noel Shore, Nova Scotia
  Noel Shore is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants . The community is named after Noel Doiron. Birth place of one of the famous "Miller Brothers", Harry Herbert Miller. His brother Willard Miller was born in the neighbouring...
  
  
• Lower Selma
• Stirling Brook
• Selma
  Selma, Nova Scotia
  Selma is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.- Acadians :...
  
  
• Maitland
  Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia
  Maitland, East Hants, Nova Scotia is a village in the East Hants, Nova Scotia municipal district, and home to the historic Lawrence House Museum, part of the Nova Scotia Museum...
  
  
• South Maitland
  South Maitland, Nova Scotia
  South Maitland is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants . The village is best known for the historic bridge built over the Shubenacadie River for the Midland Railway . The Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre is also a major...
  
  
• Urbania
  Urbania, Nova Scotia
  Urbania is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...
  
  
• Admiral Rock
  Admiral Rock, Nova Scotia
  Admiral Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...
  
  
• Rines Creek
• Shubenacadie
  Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
  Shubenacadie is a community located in Hants County, in central Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 2,074.In the Micmac language, Shubenacadie means "abounding in ground nuts" or "place where the red potato Shubenacadie (['ʃuːbə'nækədiː]) is a community located in Hants County, in...