The highway exits the community and crosses the Ontario Northland Railway (ONR), east of which the road is sparsely travelled.
After crossing a swamp, the highway curves to the northeast and passes beneath two high-tension transmission lines.
[3] It then curves to the south, crossing a spur of the ONR built to serve the mine, after which the road is privately maintained.
[4] Highway 650 was designated on April 1, 1964,[2] following an access road to the newly opened mine east from Dane.
[1] The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 650, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.