It starts as Grange Road and passes Halesowen Cricket Club as it runs slightly east of the town centre.

It then passes Haden Hill Parks and runs through Cradley Heath where it meets the A4100 in the town centre.

Finally, the road passes the northeast edge of the Saltwells Nature Reserve and runs into Dudley Town Centre.

It then resumes heading north at a junction with the A4037 and meets the B4171 (the original route of the A461) and passes Dudley Zoo & Castle.

The road then passes the villages Upper Gornal, Ruiton and Woodsetton before running through Sedgley where it meets the A457 and A463.