Highway62 begins in the community of Bloomfield at a junction with Highway33, the
Loyalist Parkway, with which it shares a common terminus at Wellington Street. The first of the road north of that intersection is maintained under a
Connecting Link agreement. Exiting Bloomfield, the highway winds north through several communities in
Prince Edward County, including
Huffs Corners where the
Huff Estates Winery is located,
Crofton,
Mountain View and
Fenwood Gardens before crossing the
Norris Whitney Bridge over the
Bay of Quinte into
Belleville. It skirts the
CFD Mountain View military base between Crofton and Mountain View. Within urbanized Belleville, Highway62 serves as the primary north–south route. It is maintained under a Connecting Link agreement from the northern end of the Norris Whitney Bridge to the southern end of the
Highway 401 interchange. The Connecting Link follows Bay Bridge Road, Dundas Street, Pinnacle Street, and Front Street North. Prior to crossing the
Moira River in downtown Belleville, Highway62 encounters what was, until 1997, the southern terminus of
Highway 37 at Station Street. After crossing over Highway401 at the Exit543 cloverleaf interchange, Highway62 exits the urban portion of Belleville. It travels straight north and passes beneath a
hydro corridor until its path is interrupted by the
Moira River approaching Foxboro; the highway bypasses to the west of that community along the boundary between Belleville and
Quite West, meeting the southern terminus of former Highway14 at Doucette Road. The former route through Foxboro is known as Ashley Street. Continuing along the bypass, the highway merges onto the Madoc Road at
Halloway. Entering the municipality of
Centre Hastings approximately north of Halloway, it follows the route of the historic settlement road north to Highway7 at Madoc, passing through a mixture of farm fields and
grasslands; the occasional forest interrupts the shorter vegetation, as well as the communities of
West Huntingdon and
Crookston. the highway travels straight north into
Madoc Township, passing through
Eldorado, site of the first
gold rush in Ontario. At Keller Bridge, the highway crosses under transmission lines and enters the
Canadian Shield, with farmland giving way to thick forests and frequent rock outcroppings for the remainder of its length. The next of Highway62 bypasses the Hastings Colonization Road through the particularly barren townships of
Tudor and Cashel and
Limerick, with a combined population of under 1,000. Only the communities of
Bannockburn and
Millbridge break the endless forests. Entering the larger rural Town of Bancroft, Highway62 travels through the community of
L'Amable and around the lake of the same name. It enters the village of Bancroft, where it is maintained as a Connecting Link as it meanders alongside the
York River. The Connecting Link begins south of Bay Lake Road and stretches through the village to Victoria Drive. Within the centre of the village, Highway62 intersects and is briefly concurrent with
Highway 28 along Bridge Street, crossing the York River. South of this concurrency, it is known as Mill Street, while north of the concurrency it is known as Hastings Street. Parting ways with the York River, Highway62 enters
Hastings Highlands and passes through the communities of
York River and
Birds Creek, which form a continuous stretch of urban development along with the village of Bancroft. The highway then returns to thick forests, although the occasional farm dots the journey north, mostly surrounding the
Hickey Settlement. At the
Peterson Colonization Road, the highway makes a sharp curve east and enters Maynooth, before ending at the junction with Highway127, with which it shares a terminus. Prior to 1997, Highway62 continued east and north along what is now known as Hastings Highlands Municipal Road62, Renfrew County Road 62 and Renfrew County Road58 via Cobermere, Barry's Bay, Killaloe, Round Lake Centre, and Bonnechere to the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway17) in Pembroke. == History ==