Federal Highway 36 is a Federal Highway of Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. The highway, located entirely within the state of Durango

Durango

Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...

, begins in the city of Topia

Topia

Topia is a city and seat of the municipality of Topia, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico....

 and runs eastward to the town of Los Herrera.

The Start of Mexican Federal Highway 36

Mexican Federal Highway 36 has an eastern terminus that starts from a "T" intersection with Mexican Federal Highway 45, as that highway extends between Santiago Papasquiaro and Tepehuenes. The intersection of Highway 36 with Highway 45 is 10 km north of Santiago Papasquiero and 42 km south of Tepehuenes. The location of the "T" intersection that is the start of Highway 36 on the east is Lat. 25.124952°, Long. -105.474425°.

The Route of Mexican Federal Highway 36 to the End of Pavement

From the intersection with Highway 45, Mexican Federal Highway 36 climbs up into the chain of coastal mountains to the west. The paved road extends for about 185 km (115 mi) until the pavement ends on the crest of the coast range, at Lat. 25.092121° Long. -106.487220°. Because the road winds as it climbs, the estimated average speed would be between 30 to 50 km (18 to 30 miles) per hour.

In the last 4 km (2.5 mi) of paved road, starting at a small community of Canada del Macho (Lat. 25.118271°, Long. -106.472833°) a network of unpaved roads leads down off the west side of the summit ridge to Canales, Durango, Mexico, reaching there after about 20 to 25 km (12 to 15 miles), descending in steep pitches from the ridge at about 2550 m. to about 1350 m. at Canales.