KY 693 begins at an intersection with US 23 in Wurtland, heading south on two-lane undivided Chinns Branch Road.

The route becomes Caroline Road and continues southeast, skirting the border between Raceland to the north and Flatwoods to the south.

KY 693 continues into Flatwoods and becomes Bellefonte Road, passing through residential areas.

The road passes more development and crosses into Russell at the junction with the southern terminus of KY 1172, where it becomes Diederich Boulevard.

The route heads past businesses and becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane as it comes to the intersection with KY 1093.