The highway connects mostly rural areas of Fulton and Hickman counties with the Tennessee state line.

The highway curves to the north-northeast and intersects the eastern terminus of KY 1128.

It curves to the north and enters Cayce, where it intersects KY 94.

When the highway crosses over Little Bayou de Chien, it enters Hickman County.

Just southeast of Moscow, the highway intersects the western terminus of KY 1529 before it crosses over Bayou de Chien.