SR 212 begins at a Y-intersection with US 250 in rural Sugar Creek Township in the southernmost portion of Stark County.

The route heads northeast and almost immediately enters the village of Beach City as Redwood Street.

After exiting the village, the route passes the Beach City Airport before it begins to follow the Stark–Tuscarawas county line for about one mile (1.6 km).

The route enters Bolivar on Poplar Street and travels through a residential neighborhood before coming to an intersection with Park Avenue.

While the Tuscarawas River heads south towards Dover, SR 212 now begins to follow the Conotton Creek which it will for the remainder of the route.

Now in Orange Township, the route (also named Cumberland Road) heads southeast still paralleling the Conotton Creek.

After passing the Conotton Valley High School, SR 212 enters Leesville on Union Street.

In the center of the village, there is a traffic circle with Market Street (Carroll County Route 22).