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|name=Ceilidh Trail
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|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=NS|TCH|104|TCH|105|Trunk|4|Trunk|19}} in [[Port Hastings, Nova Scotia|Port Hastings]]
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|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NS|Route|219|road|[[Cabot Trail]]}} in [[Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia|Margaree Harbour]]
|counties=[[Inverness County, Nova Scotia|Inverness County]]
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The '''Ceilidh Trail''' is a scenic roadway in the [[Canadian province]] of [[Nova Scotia]].

This coastal route along the [[Gulf of St. Lawrence]] is located on the west coast of [[Cape Breton Island]] in [[Inverness County, Nova Scotia|Inverness County]] and runs {{convert|112|km|mi}} from the [[Canso Causeway]] in [[Port Hastings, Nova Scotia|Port Hastings]] to [[Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia|Margaree Harbour]] where it intersects with the [[Cabot Trail]].<ref name="gmaps"/><ref name="map">{{cite map |title = Scenic Roadways Locator Map |year = 2019 |scale = 1:1,100,000 |publisher = Province of Nova Scotia |sections = C-13, C-14, D-13, E-13, F-13 |url=http://www.novascotia-immobilien.de/media/blockhouse-country/pdf/scenic-travelways-map-nova-scotia.pdf |language = en}}</ref>

The region's [[Scotland|Scottish]] heritage dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. ''[[Cèilidh]]'' ({{IPA|gd|ˈkʲʰeːlɪ}}) means "party".

==Routes==
*[[Nova Scotia Trunk 19|Trunk 19]]
*[[Nova Scotia Route 219|Route 219]]

==Communities==
*[[Inverness, Nova Scotia|Inverness]], home of the Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music
*the Mabou Highlands
*[[Lake Ainslie]], the largest natural fresh water lake on [[Cape Breton Island]]
*[[Judique, Nova Scotia|Judique]]
*[[Port Hood, Nova Scotia|Port Hood]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070626232256/http://cape-breton.com/ Marconi Trail - Accommodations & Restaurants]

{{NS Roads and Highways}}

[[Category:Scenic travelways in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Roads in Inverness County, Nova Scotia]]


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