The route begin east of Lindsay at an intersection with Highway 7 and progress north , crossing a former railway ( now the Kawartha Rail Trail ) before intersecting Kawartha Lakes Road 17 . The western leg of Road 17 , which travel to downtown Lindsay , was the original route of Highway 36 and later became Highway 36B . Continuing north , Highway 36 jogs north and east , serving cottages and communities lining the southern shore of Sturgeon Lake , but remain inland by over a kilometre ( 0 @.@ 6 mi ) itself . At Dunsford , which is bypassed , the highway intersect Kawartha Lakes Roads 7 and 24 — the former travels south to Omemee and the latter provide an alternative route to Bobcaygeon . Former Highway 36 continue , alternating directions between east and north twice before entering the village of Bobcaygeon .