The route begins at Piedmont Road (SR 237) in south Buckhead and ends at Lawrenceville Highway (US 29/SR 8) in Tucker.

The route heads east on Lindbergh Drive, a street which begins a mile to the west of SR 237 at US 19/SR 9.

As LaVista Road, SR 236 is two lanes wide and has a 35 miles per hour speed limit.

Upon crossing Northlake Parkway, the speed limit increases to 45 mph (72 km/h).

The highway originally turned right onto Lawrenceville Highway, joining US 29 and SR 8 for a short distance southward before separating at Hugh Howell Road, a roadway connecting Tucker to Stone Mountain Park, and terminating at Stone Mountain Freeway (US 78/SR 10).