It is a short, two-lane back road that does not pass through any major populated areas and serves primarily as a connector between NY 311 and NY 22.

It crosses under the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line tracks three times, including two one-lane underpasses with limited sight to the other side.

It passes along the northern base of a small mountain and turns slightly southward.

The highway turns due eastward and intersects with County Route 64 in the hamlet of Towners.

Just to the north is Mandel Pond, and the route makes a series of erratic turns around small mountains, passing south of Cornwall Hill as it does so.