SC 394 begins at an
intersection with
SC 4 (Surrey Race Road) north-northeast of
Windsor, within Aiken County. This intersection is north-northeast of
Aiken State Park. It travels to the east and intersects the southern terminus of
SC 113 (Dixie Road). It crosses over Dean Swamp Creek before it enters the
city limits of Salley. In the town, the highway has an intersection with
SC 39 (Railroad Avenue). After it leaves Salley, it enters Orangeburg County just before it crosses over Goodland Creek. The highway curves to the northeast and intersects
SC 389 (Ninety-Six Road). It then begins heading to the east again before an intersection with
SC 3 (Capital Way/Whetstone Road). The highway curves to the northeast and crosses the North Fork
Edisto River and Penn Branch before it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with
U.S. Route 178 (US 178; North Road), just west of North. Here, the roadway continues as Salley Road.[3]