The route spans from US 19 in the Royal Highlands area to Nobleton, where it crosses the Hernando-Sumter County Line at a bridge over the Withlacoochee River.

Local farmland continues further east, but become hidden by more dense forests, especially as the road runs north of the Fickett Hammock Preserve.

After a grade crossing with the CSX Brooksville Subdivision Lake Lindsey Road makes a sharp turn to the east while Annutalaga Avenue continues to the north.

After this intersection, it crosses a former railroad spur to a mine, and winds around some swampy lakes near some private houses before heading straight east through a mostly wooded area.

[3][4] The road makes another reverse curve and then descends as it approaches the southern edge of the Withlacoochee State Forest before encountering another blinker light at US 41.

[1] The route begins at CR 570 as West Fort Dade Avenue and runs northeast, where it crosses Florida State Road 50.

Here the road is residential to the north and serves as the backyard of businesses along westbound US 41/US 98/SR 50A until it encounters Brooksville City Hall on the northwest corner of CR 445 (Howell Avenue).

From there the road becomes East Fort Dade Avenue and descends along a hill that's somewhat less steep than the one that it climbed to reach CR 445, passing by sites such as a local park, the Main Post Office and the American Legion Hall.

As it descends once again, it serves as the backyard of the May-Stringer House until reaching Saxon Avenue then hits the bottom of that hill in a wooded area before encountering another blinker light intersection with US 41.

The route joins Hexam Road westbound for a short distance then returns northbound through mixed agricultural zoning, beginning with a series of pigeon lofts.

Later it makes a northeastern curve beneath the previously mentions power line right-of-way and runs along the east side of it for the first time before terminating at CR 476.

The route begins at curved section of CR 550 at the corner of a seafood restaurant in Bayport within the swamps of southern Hernando County, running straight northwest.

Curving southeast, the road passes by a fishing encampment and another restaurant before intersecting with CR 597 north of Weeki Wachee Gardens.

From there, the surroundings of the road are almost entirely residential, and as it dips down into a hill, it serves as the southwestern terminus of West Fort Dade Avenue (CR 484).

East of California Street (CR 583), the road dips down again and around a low-lying area that's often at risk of flooding and then returns to a safe level.

After passing the backyard of Brooksville General Hospital across the street from the Saint James Missionary Baptist Church and a horse farm, the road moves over some bridges over dry creeks.

Curving slightly to the southeast just before Orton Avenue and intersecting Sheffield Drive, the surroundings become less flat and the forestry becomes thinner, but still suburban nevertheless.

After crossing under the much larger Progress Energy Power Line, the road curves more towards the southeast around some gated communities such as Sand Ridge and Sterling Hills, and passes the Challenger K8 School of Science and Mathematics.

The road takes a curve to the southeast before it encounters an at-grade crossing with the CSX Brooksville Subdivision, and then makes a sharp turn to the east.

Once it finishes climbing the aforementioned hill, it encounters more farm and ranch land as it enters Spring Lake, where it makes a sharp curve to the right and heads south.

East of there is another mix of residential and agricultural zoning, although the suburban aspects are further emphasized by the intersection with Appalachian Drive, the south end of which is the northern gateway to the Mountain View deed restricted community.

CR 577 followed Olympia Road northwest into its northern terminus at U98/SR 50, across the street from a recreational vehicle campground and a local gas station/convenience store.

After the second intersection with Linden Drive it passes a church and then the Frank W. Springstead High School, and encounters another one of the Spring Hill area loops streets, this time Landover Boulevard.

From there it winds more towards the east, leaving the marshlands and entering more wooded surroundings, encountering some local campgrounds and a partial wye intersection with CR 597, one of two gateways to Hernando Beach.

At the entrance to a local county landfill, Osowaw Boulevard makes a sharp turn to the right and runs southeast, only to end at the intersection of US 19 and CR 574 to meet the second gateway to Hernando Beach.

The road runs through some land owned by the Weeki Wachee Preserve, which includes part of a housing development named Hernando Beach, which has more than 2,000 homes in the combined three sections, North, Mid, and South.

Entering the business village of Hernando Beach, you will recognize the shrimp docks, local marinas, bait/tackle shops as well as nearly a dozen restaurants.

Hernando Beach offers fishing charters, dinner boat cruises, kayak rentals, a motel including The Captain's House, and several Airbnb's.

The road then curves to the east before the intersection of Calienta Street as it passes a United States Coast Guard station, and an entrance to the Weeki Wachee Preserve across from Petite Lane.

One restaurant, and a kayak shop behind it, along with a small motel can be found between that bridge and Darlene Street before the surroundings become more residential, at least on the east side.