Trunk 12
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length	65.6 km[1] (40.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Trunk 3 in Chester Basin
Major intersections	Hwy 103 near Chester Basin Hwy 101 in North Alton
North end	Trunk 1 in Kentville
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Counties	Lunenburg, Kings
Towns	Kentville
Highway system
Provincial highways in Nova Scotia 100-series
← Trunk 10 → Trunk 14

Trunk 12 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Chester Basin to Kentville, a distance of 66 kilometres (41 mi).^[1]

Route description

The road's routing is through mostly uninhabited forest land, with a few small villages such as New Ross located on the route. For about 5 km, the road follows the eastern shore of Gaspereau Lake, the largest lake in Kings County, Nova Scotia.^[2]

Communities

Major intersections

County	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Lunenburg	Chester Basin	0.0	0.0	Trunk 3 (Lighthouse Route) – Gold River, Western Shore, Bridgewater, Oak Island, Chester	Southern terminus
		1.2	0.75	Hwy 103 – Mahone Bay, Bridgewater, Yarmouth, Hubbards, Halifax	Hwy 103 exit 9
	New Ross	24.1	15.0	Forties Road / New Russell Road – Forties, Windsor
Kings	North Alton	61.9	38.5	Hwy 101 – Berwick, Yarmouth, New Minas, Windsor, Halifax	Hwy 101 exit 13
	Kentville	65.6	40.8	Trunk 1 (Evangeline Trail / Main Street) – Coldbrook, New Minas, Wolfville	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi