The highway connects mostly rural areas of Bell, Harlan, Perry, and Leslie counties with the Daniel Boone National Forest.

It begins to travel along the southern edge of the Boone Forestlands Wildlife Management Area.

It intersects the southern terminus of KY 3466 (Bigelow Road) and then passes Green Hills Elementary School.

The two highways travel concurrently in a northeasterly direction, along the southern edge of Daniel Boone National Forest.

It resumes its northeastern direction, then crosses over Laurel Fork and intersects the southern terminus of KY 2009.

It curves to the north and northeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 699 (Cutshin Road).