Kawartha Lakes Road 8 is a municipally-maintained class-3 roadway
located in the city of Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Lakes

The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....

, 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 Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. The road crosses the entire city from west to east, passing through two towns along the way, Fenelon Falls

Fenelon Falls, Ontario

Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...

, and Bobcaygeon

Bobcaygeon, Ontario

Bobcaygeon is a community on the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.Bobcaygeon was incorporated as village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas"...

. The road runs in a predominantly east–west direction and covers a distance of 45.9 kilometres (28.5 mi). The road crosses primarily rural geography, with the exception of the two towns and two unincorporated communities, Argyle and Glenarm

Glenarm, Ontario

Glenarm is a community in the City of Kawartha Lakes of about 80 people. At one time the hamlet included a general store, restaurant, church, two taverns, a blacksmith shop, dance hall and a jail, although the general store has since closed. The church, Knox Presbytrian, used to have many people...

, between its western terminus, Simcoe Street and eastern terminus, East Street (Kawartha Lakes Road 36).

Prior to 1 January 1998, the portion of Kawartha Lakes Road 8 between Highway 35 and Fenelon Falls was designated as Highway 35A.

Major intersections

Location	Kilometre	Road(s) intersected	Notes
	0.0	Simcoe Street	Western terminus of Kawartha Lakes Road 8; continues west as ; Simcoe Street becomes Kawartha Lakes/Durham Regional Road 2 6.1 kilometres south of this junction
Argyle	2.7
	9.6
Glenarm Glenarm, Ontario Glenarm is a community in the City of Kawartha Lakes of about 80 people. At one time the hamlet included a general store, restaurant, church, two taverns, a blacksmith shop, dance hall and a jail, although the general store has since closed. The church, Knox Presbytrian, used to have many people...	14.0
	18.1
	20.8
Grove	24.0–24.6		Concurrent Concurrency (road) A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...  with Highway 35 for 0.6 kilometres. End of designation of Glenarm Road. Beginning of former Highway 35A.
Fenelon Falls Fenelon Falls, Ontario Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...	28.3		End of former Highway 35A. Kawartha Lakes Roads 8 and 121 run concurrent for the next 1.9 kilometres.
	28.6		Kawartha Lakes Road 8 is known as Helen Street south-west of this junction, and as Colborne Street north-east of it.
	29.1	Princess Street	Kawartha Lakes Road 8 is known as Short Street east of this junction.
	30.1		End of designation of Short Street. End of concurrency with Kawartha Lakes Road 121.
	30.5
	37.8
Bobcaygeon Bobcaygeon, Ontario Bobcaygeon is a community on the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.Bobcaygeon was incorporated as village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas"...	44.7	West Street	Kawartha Lakes Road 8 is known as North Street east of this junction.
	45.3	Joseph Street	Kawartha Lakes Road 8 is known as Joseph Street for 100 metres north-west of this junction, and as Duke Street east of it.
	45.9		Eastern terminus of Kawartha Lakes Road 8. Formerly .