Near Arbroath test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts and 20 turns across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 41.6 km practice route near Arbroath test centre, taking roughly 30 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
Along the way you'll meet Elliot Roundabout. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and sustained concentration. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including shops, parks, pubs and named junctions, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Arbroath test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
The full 61-step drive on real, named roads (about 41.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
43 m
Turn left.
150 m
Turn left.
125 m
Turn left onto Westway/A933.
Westway1.7 km
Turn right onto Keptie Road/B9095.
Keptie Road888 m
Turn right onto Salisbury Place.
Salisbury Place274 m
Turn right onto Duncan Avenue.
Duncan Avenue334 m
Turn left onto Inchcape Road.
Inchcape Road450 m
Turn right onto Warslap Avenue.
Warslap Avenue125 m
Turn right onto Bishoploch Road.
Bishoploch Road141 m
Turn left to stay on Bishoploch Road.
Bishoploch Road73 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Bishoploch Road.
Bishoploch Road73 m
Turn left to stay on Bishoploch Road.
Bishoploch Road163 m
Turn right onto Monymusk Road.
Monymusk Road305 m
Turn left onto Warslap Avenue.
Warslap Avenue244 m
Turn left onto Viewfield Road.
Viewfield Road456 m
Turn left onto Arbirlot Road/B9127.
Arbirlot Road459 m
Turn left onto Westway/A933.
Westway641 m
Turn right onto Peasiehill Road.
Peasiehill Road104 m
Turn left onto Westway Park.
Westway Park131 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Westway Park.
Westway Park131 m
Turn right onto Peasiehill Road.
Peasiehill Road104 m
Turn left onto Westway/A933.
Westway678 m
Turn left onto Arbirlot Road West/B9127.
Arbirlot Road West646 m
Turn right onto East Muirlands Road.
East Muirlands Road869 m
Turn left onto Keptie Road/A933.
Keptie Road50 m
Turn left onto Forfar Road/A933.
Forfar Road3.1 km
Turn left.
220 m
Turn left.
688 m
Turn left.
927 m
Turn left.
701 m
Turn right onto Forfar Road/A933.
Forfar Road1.7 km
Turn right onto Keptie Road/A933.
Keptie Road270 m
Turn right onto Westway/A933.
Westway1.8 km
Turn right onto Dundee Road/A92. Continue on A92.
A92957 m
Enter Elliot Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A92/Dundee.
Elliot Roundabout53 m
Exit the roundabout towards A92/Dundee.
A923.7 km
Take the Salmonds Muir exit.
176 m
Turn left onto Arbroath Road.
Arbroath Road2.3 km
Turn left onto Station Row.
Station Row29 m
Make a sharp left.
23 m
Turn right onto Arbroath Road.
Arbroath Road2.5 km
Turn left to take the A92 ramp.
A924.1 km
Enter Elliot Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A92/Montrose/Arbroath.
Elliot Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout towards A92/Montrose/Arbroath.
A923.5 km
Enter Guthrie Port Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fisheracre/A92.
Guthrie Port Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fisheracre/A92.
Fisheracre287 m
Turn left onto Brechin Road.
Brechin Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Tarry Road.
Tarry Road473 m
Turn right onto Montrose Road/A92. Continue on A92.
A921.2 km
Turn left onto Barngreen.
Barngreen201 m
Move right onto Hamilton Green.
Hamilton Green57 m
Turn right onto Guthrie Port.
Guthrie Port149 m
Enter Guthrie Port Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Guthrie Port/A933.
Guthrie Port Roundabout131 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guthrie Port/A933.
Guthrie Port225 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cairnie Street/A933.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cairnie Street/A933.
Cairnie Street338 m
Turn left onto Lochlands Drive.
Lochlands Drive583 m
Turn right onto Keptie Road/B9095.
Keptie Road154 m
Turn right to stay on Keptie Road/B9095.
Keptie Road443 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Arbroath · Route 6 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Elliot Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 60, 70 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
KFC
Start near KFC.
Annesley Rest Garden
Continue to Annesley Rest Garden.
Nisa Local
Continue to Nisa Local.
Toolstation
Continue to Toolstation.
Wolseley
Continue to Wolseley.
Ram's Heid
Continue to Ram's Heid.
Wash Me
Continue to Wash Me.
Elliot Roundabout
Continue to Elliot Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Arbroath Mini Lighthouse
Continue to Arbroath Mini Lighthouse.
Declaration of Arbroath Monument
Continue to Declaration of Arbroath Monument.
Arbroath Bus Station
Continue to Arbroath Bus Station.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Life Church Arbroath
Continue to Life Church Arbroath.
Golden Lion Service Station
Continue to Golden Lion Service Station.
Shop 'n' Save
Continue to Shop 'n' Save.
Corner Bar
Continue to Corner Bar.
Knox's Church
Continue to Knox's Church.
St. Andrew's Parish Church
Continue to St. Andrew's Parish Church.
Paddy the Dog Memorial
Finish back near Paddy the Dog Memorial, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 3 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 41.6 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Arbroath test centre, not an official DVSA route.