Cebu City to Danao

Cebu North Road begins at its intersection with N. Escario Street as Osmeña Boulevard, fronting the Cebu Provincial Capitol, in Cebu City.^[1] It then turns south towards the Fuente Osmeña Circle, where it turns west as General Maxilom Avenue until the road's intersection with M.J. Cuenco Avenue and Imus Avenue, where the road turns northeast toward the former. It then crosses an intersection with Pope John Paul II Avenue/Juan Luna Avenue (N815).

As the road enters Mandaue, it continues as Lopez-Jaena Street. After going underneath the Subangdaku flyover at an intersection with Hernan Cortes Street, it continues as M.C. Briones Street. It then passes a junction with A.C. Cortes Avenue (N82) with a flyover carrying two-way through-traffic above it. After passing a junction with the United Nations Avenue (N841), it continues as the Cebu North Road. It then traverses the municipalities Consolacion, Liloan (where it begins to follow along the western coast of Cebu), and Compostela and the city of Danao.

Danao to San Remigio

At the vicinity of the D.T. Durano Memorial Integrated School past the Danao city proper, the route transitions from N8 to N810. The road then passes through the towns of Carmen, Catmon, Sogod (where it veers away from the western coast to cut through the mountains of Cebu), Borbon, and Tabogon before entering the city Bogo. In Bogo, the road turns west towards San Remigio. At a junction with the Antonio y De Pio Highway (N820) in San Remigio proper, the roads turns north, initially following the northeastern coast of Cebu. It terminates at the Port of Hagnaya, which has ferries linking Cebu island with Santa Fe in Bantayan Island and Cawayan in Masbate.