Now known as Kawartha Lakes Road 49, and locally as East Street North in Bobcaygeon, it is a municipally-maintained class-3 roadway (with the exception of a 0.4-kilometre (0.2 mi) class-4 section at the southern end)[3] located mostly along the boundary between the city of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough County.

In 2001, Victoria County was restructured as the City of Kawartha Lakes, but the road retained the same number.

Former Highway 649, now known as Kawartha Lakes Road 49, runs in a predominantly north–south direction and covers a distance of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).

[4][5] The road crosses the boundary between the Ordovician limestone to the south and the granite Canadian Shield to the north, resulting in a hilly landscape with many large rock outcroppings.

Highway 121 was also opened along the Bobcaygeon Road that year, from south of Kinmount to Minden.