The highway connects Belton and Ware Place with rural areas of Anderson and Greenville counties.

SC 247 begins at an intersection with SC 20 (North Main Street) in Belton, within Anderson County, where the roadway continues as Breazeale Street.

SC 247 travels to the northeast and crosses over some railroad tracks before leaving the city limits.

Farther to the northeast, it crosses the Saluda River on the Cooley Bridge.

The highway winds its way to the north-northeast, through mostly rural areas of the county before meeting its northern terminus, an intersection with US 25 (Augusta Road) in Ware Place.