It connects Etowah, via SR 39, to Tellico Plains.

It goes east to cross a bridge over some railroad tracks before leaving Etowah and going down a narrow valley between mountains.

SR 310 passes through the community of Conasauga before passing along the edge of the Cherokee National Forest, to the south, before entering the community of Mecca.

It crosses a bridge over a creek before coming to an end at an intersection with SR 39.

SR 310 is a two-lane rural highway for its entire length.