Near Bishopbriggs test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 18 roundabouts and 23 turns across 57 navigation steps.
This is an independent 16.6 km practice loop near Bishopbriggs test centre, taking roughly 21 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 Crosshill Road, Townhead Roundabout, Peel Park Roundabout, Torrance Roundabout and Cadder Roundabout and 1 more named junctions. 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, independent driving 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 named junctions, shops and churches, 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 Bishopbriggs 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:
The full 57-step drive on real, named roads (about 17.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north.
106 m
Turn right onto Crosshill Road/B819. Continue on Crosshill Road.
Crosshill Road790 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crosshill Road.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crosshill Road.
Crosshill Road24 m
Keep right to stay on Crosshill Road.
Crosshill Road126 m
Keep right to take Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road622 m
Turn right.
72 m
Turn left.
20 m
Turn right onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road287 m
Turn right.
5 m
Make a right U-turn.
5 m
Turn right onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road62 m
Turn left onto Boghead Road.
Boghead Road342 m
Turn right onto Heather Drive.
Heather Drive370 m
Turn right onto Boghead Road.
Boghead Road1.7 km
Turn left onto Lenzie Road/B757.
Lenzie Road608 m
Enter Townhead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parliament Road/B8048.
Townhead Roundabout24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parliament Road/B8048. Continue on B8048.
B8048218 m
Turn right onto Loch Road.
Loch Road279 m
Turn left to stay on Loch Road.
Loch Road166 m
Move right onto Woodilee Road.
Woodilee Road378 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Woodilee Road.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodilee Road.
Woodilee Road376 m
Move left onto Loch Road.
Loch Road166 m
Turn right to stay on Loch Road.
Loch Road279 m
Turn left onto Industry Street/B8048. Continue on B8048.
B8048215 m
Enter Townhead Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto New Lairdsland Road/A806.
Townhead Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Lairdsland Road/A806.
New Lairdsland Road550 m
Move right onto New Lairdsland Road/A806. Continue on A806.
A806477 m
Turn left onto Glasgow Road/A803.
Glasgow Road337 m
Enter Peel Park Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Glasgow Road/A803.
Peel Park Roundabout31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Glasgow Road/A803.
Glasgow Road26 m
Keep left to stay on A803.
A8032.0 km
Keep right to stay on Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Kirkintilloch Road950 m
Enter Torrance Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Torrance Roundabout28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Kirkintilloch Road855 m
Enter Cadder Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Cadder Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Kirkintilloch Road523 m
Keep right to stay on Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Kirkintilloch Road503 m
Turn right onto Hilton Road.
Hilton Road179 m
Turn right onto Meadowburn.
Meadowburn501 m
Turn left onto Calder Gate.
Calder Gate89 m
Turn left onto Hilton Park.
Hilton Park49 m
Keep right to stay on Hilton Park.
Hilton Park73 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hilton Park.
Hilton Park123 m
Turn right onto Calder Gate.
Calder Gate89 m
Turn left onto Meadowburn.
Meadowburn815 m
Turn left onto Kirkintilloch Road/A803.
Kirkintilloch Road613 m
Enter Cadder Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Cadder Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road57 m
Keep left to stay on Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road86 m
Enter Lowmoss Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Lowmoss Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road540 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crosshill Road/B819.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crosshill Road/B819.
Crosshill Road53 m
Turn right.
106 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bishopbriggs · Residential + A-road practice loop 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Townhead Roundabout, Peel Park Roundabout, Torrance Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Crosshill Road
Start near Crosshill Road.
N&S Motors Ltd
Continue to N&S Motors Ltd.
Hair Shop;Scentsations
Continue to Hair Shop;Scentsations.
Moss General Store
Continue to Moss General Store.
Moss Road Newsagents
Continue to Moss Road Newsagents.
Morning, noon and night
Continue to Morning, noon and night.
Rainbow House
Continue to Rainbow House.
Shopsmart
Continue to Shopsmart.
Ebenezer Hall
Continue to Ebenezer Hall.
Townhead Roundabout
Continue to Townhead Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Barnardo's
Continue to Barnardo's.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Peel Park Roundabout
Continue to Peel Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Kirkintilloch Fire Station
Continue to Kirkintilloch Fire Station.
Torrance Roundabout
Continue to Torrance Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Cadder Mining Disaster 1913 Memorial
Continue to Cadder Mining Disaster 1913 Memorial.
Cadder Roundabout
Continue to Cadder Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Lowmoss Roundabout
Finish back near Lowmoss Roundabout, completing the loop.
35 roundabouts · 5 turns
22 roundabouts · 12 turns
18 roundabouts · 2 turns
8 roundabouts · 16 turns
This route is 16.6 km and takes about 21 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bishopbriggs test centre, not an official DVSA route.