Near Bangor test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 16 roundabouts, 9 turns and 1 signalled junction across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 29.1 km practice route near Bangor test centre, taking roughly 45 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, 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, churches, stations and schools, 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 Bangor 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 99-step drive on real, named roads (about 29.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
211 m
Turn left.
270 m
Turn left.
287 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai193 m
Keep left to stay on Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai121 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ffordd Llandegai.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llandegai.
Ffordd Llandegai317 m
Keep right to stay on Ffordd Llandegai.
Ffordd Llandegai969 m
Turn right onto Ponc y Lôn.
Ponc y Lôn397 m
Keep right to stay on Ponc y Lôn.
Ponc y Lôn531 m
Turn right onto Lon Ddwr.
Lon Ddwr384 m
Keep right to stay on Lon Ddwr.
Lon Ddwr253 m
Move left onto Ffordd Llandegai.
Ffordd Llandegai653 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai314 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai280 m
Keep left to stay on Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai108 m
Keep left to stay on Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai224 m
Keep left to stay on A5.
A51.6 km
Keep straight to take Garth Road/A5.
Garth Road100 m
Keep left to stay on A5.
A51.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ffordd Deiniol/A5.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Deiniol/A5.
Ffordd Deiniol145 m
Turn left onto Farrar Road/A5. Continue on A5.
A5293 m
Move left onto Caernarfon Road/A4087.
Caernarfon Road282 m
Move right onto Penchwintan Road.
Penchwintan Road616 m
Move left onto Penrhos Road.
Penrhos Road472 m
Keep right to stay on Penrhos Road.
Penrhos Road45 m
Turn right onto Rhodfa Penrhos.
Rhodfa Penrhos56 m
Keep left to stay on Rhodfa Penrhos.
Rhodfa Penrhos57 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rhodfa Penrhos.
Rhodfa Penrhos114 m
Turn left onto Penrhos Road.
Penrhos Road27 m
Turn right onto Ffordd Coed Mawr.
Ffordd Coed Mawr116 m
Keep straight to stay on Ffordd Coed Mawr.
Ffordd Coed Mawr118 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ffordd Coed Mawr.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Coed Mawr.
Ffordd Coed Mawr202 m
Turn left onto Caernarfon Road/A4087.
Caernarfon Road416 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Caernarfon Road/A4087.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Caernarfon Road/A4087.
Caernarfon Road144 m
Turn left onto Ainon Road.
Ainon Road68 m
Turn right onto Heol Dewi.
Heol Dewi207 m
Move left to stay on Heol Dewi.
Heol Dewi28 m
Turn left onto Penchwintan Road.
Penchwintan Road275 m
Turn left onto Ainon Road.
Ainon Road184 m
Turn left onto Heol Dewi.
Heol Dewi68 m
Keep left to stay on Heol Dewi.
Heol Dewi111 m
Move left to stay on Heol Dewi.
Heol Dewi27 m
Move left to stay on Heol Dewi.
Heol Dewi146 m
Turn left onto Ffordd Cynfal.
Ffordd Cynfal150 m
Move right onto Stryd Belmont.
Stryd Belmont93 m
Turn right onto Ffordd Euston.
Ffordd Euston584 m
Turn left onto Ainon Road.
Ainon Road1.2 km
Turn right to stay on Ffordd Hendrewen.
Ffordd Hendrewen145 m
Keep left to stay on Ffordd Hendrewen.
Ffordd Hendrewen56 m
Turn left onto Lon Cefn Ty.
Lon Cefn Ty48 m
Move right to stay on Lon Cefn Ty.
Lon Cefn Ty1.6 km
Turn right onto A5.
A5289 m
Turn left.
93 m
Make a sharp right.
177 m
Turn right.
8 m
Make a right U-turn.
110 m
Keep left at the fork.
74 m
Make a sharp left.
93 m
Turn right onto A5.
A5289 m
Turn left onto Lon Cefn Ty.
Lon Cefn Ty254 m
Keep left to stay on Lon Cefn Ty.
Lon Cefn Ty772 m
Keep right to stay on Lon Cefn Ty.
Lon Cefn Ty527 m
Move left to stay on Lon Cefn Ty.
Lon Cefn Ty48 m
Turn right onto Ffordd Hendrewen.
Ffordd Hendrewen202 m
Turn left to stay on Ffordd Hendrewen.
Ffordd Hendrewen1.1 km
Turn right onto Caernarfon Road/A4087.
Caernarfon Road369 m
Keep left to stay on Caernarfon Road/A4087.
Caernarfon Road265 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B5107.
Station Road536 m
Turn left onto Ffriddoedd Road.
Ffriddoedd Road958 m
Turn left onto Lôn Powys.
Lôn Powys105 m
Turn left onto Lôn y Glyder.
Lôn y Glyder268 m
Turn left onto Trem Elidir.
Trem Elidir67 m
Turn right onto Ffordd Ffriddoedd.
Ffordd Ffriddoedd687 m
Turn left onto Ffordd Caergybi/A5.
Ffordd Caergybi156 m
Turn right onto College Road.
College Road158 m
Turn right onto Stryd Deiniol.
Stryd Deiniol68 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Stryd Deiniol.
Stryd Deiniol68 m
Turn right onto College Road.
College Road432 m
Move right onto Upper Garth Road.
Upper Garth Road551 m
Turn right onto Castle View Terrace.
Castle View Terrace53 m
Turn left onto Garth Hill.
Garth Hill61 m
Turn right onto Lower Garth Road.
Lower Garth Road76 m
Turn left onto Lon Glan Mor / Beach Road/A5.
Lon Glan Mor / Beach Road1.7 km
Keep left to take Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai101 m
Keep right to stay on Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai154 m
Keep right to stay on Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai280 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai193 m
Keep left to stay on Ffordd Llandegai/A5.
Ffordd Llandegai121 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ffordd Llandegai.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llandegai.
Ffordd Llandegai1.1 km
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bangor · Route 2 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 60 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.
Howdens Joinery
Start near Howdens Joinery.
St Cross Church
Continue to St Cross Church.
Penuel Chapel
Continue to Penuel Chapel.
Bangor Bus Station
Continue to Bangor Bus Station.
Ffordd Deiniol
Continue to Ffordd Deiniol.
Our Lady's School
Continue to Our Lady's School.
Ffordd Penrhos
Continue to Ffordd Penrhos.
Top Coed Mawr
Continue to Top Coed Mawr.
Home Bargains
Continue to Home Bargains.
Union
Continue to Union.
Bangor
Continue to Bangor.
Bangor Railway Station
Continue to Bangor Railway Station.
Bangor Morrisons
Continue to Bangor Morrisons.
Llys Tryfan
Continue to Llys Tryfan.
Coleg Menai
Continue to Coleg Menai.
Post Office
Continue to Post Office.
Capel y Fynnon
Continue to Capel y Fynnon.
Penrallt Baptist Church
Continue to Penrallt Baptist Church.
Gartherwen
Continue to Gartherwen.
Music
Finish back near Music, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 9 turns
11 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 15 turns
11 roundabouts · 13 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 29.1 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bangor test centre, not an official DVSA route.