The route heads eastward, passing homes and fields for a stretch.

The route crosses the Stillwater River, and enters the village of Pleasant Hill.

SR 718 passes Pleasant Hill Cemetery and intersects local roads in Pleasant Hill, until an intersection with SR 48.

[2] The route turns to the southeast as it leaves Pleasant Hill.

The road is mainly rural fields for the next several miles, turning to the southeast once more as it nears Troy.