The road that starts at Fukakusa, splitting away from Fushimi-kaido Road, passing through Okamedani, Yashina-toge Pass and into Rokujizo, next running along Uji-gawa River's right bank into Uji, and merging with Yamato-kaido Road at Okubo and splitting from the road at Tanagura-mura Village, Soura-gun County (present-day Kizugawa City) to cross Kizu-gawa River, entering Soura Village and reaching the boundary with Yamato Province is named Kooriyama-kaido Road. 
深草から伏見街道と分岐し、大亀谷を通り八科峠を越え六地蔵に至り、宇治川右岸を通り宇治を経て大久保で大和街道と合流、相楽郡棚倉村（現在の木津川市）で大和街道と分岐し木津川を渡り相楽村を経て大和国境に至る道を郡山街道としている。