KY 1651's splits north from KY 92 just west of that highway's bridge across the railroads. The highway passes through the Stearns Administrative and Commercial District and by the historic Stearns Golf Course. North of the village center, KY 1651 meets the eastern ends of KY 3259 (Winchester Road) and KY 701 (Poplar Springs Road) and passes by the Stearns ranger station of Daniel Boone National Forest. The highway crosses over the Norfolk Southern Railway and meets the northern end of KY 2278 (Ball Cemetery Road) at the south end of Whitley City. KY 1651 meets the western ends of KY 478 (Williamsburg Street) and KY 3253 (Cora Cooper Road) and crosses back to the west side of the railroad. The highway intersects KY 700 in Marshes Siding and crosses over the railroad again before reaching its northern terminus at US 27.
