A road corresponding to the current Kyoto prefectural highway/Shiga Prefectural highway No. 30 Shimogamo Otsu Line (also known as Shigagoe, Imamichigoe, or Shirakawagoe) extended from this entrance to Lake Biwa Nishiomiji via the Shiga Pass that runs from Kitashirakawa to Sufuku-ji Temple.
北白川から、崇福寺に通ずる志賀峠を経て、琵琶湖・西近江路へとつながる京都府道・滋賀県道30号下鴨大津線（志賀越、今道越、白川越とも言われた）がのびていた。