Near Crieff test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 23 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.1 km practice loop near Crieff 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.
On this route you’ll practise dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 pubs, churches, shops and parks, 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 Crieff 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 63-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Broich Road/B8062.
Broich Road148 m
Turn right onto King Street.
King Street395 m
Turn left onto Commissioner Street.
Commissioner Street87 m
Move left onto Meadow Place.
Meadow Place110 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street43 m
Turn left onto Union Terrace.
Union Terrace159 m
Turn left onto King Street.
King Street111 m
Turn left onto Commissioner Street.
Commissioner Street87 m
Turn right onto Galvelmore Street.
Galvelmore Street613 m
Turn right onto Craigard Road.
Craigard Road119 m
Turn right onto Victoria Terrace.
Victoria Terrace331 m
Turn right onto Coldwells Road.
Coldwells Road299 m
Move left onto A85/Comrie Street.
A8567 m
Turn left onto A85/West High Street. Continue on A85.
A85116 m
Turn right onto James Square.
James Square47 m
Move right onto King Street.
King Street263 m
Turn right onto Union Terrace.
Union Terrace159 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street167 m
Turn left onto Roy Street.
Roy Street93 m
Turn left onto King Street.
King Street293 m
Turn right onto Addison Terrace.
Addison Terrace203 m
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street149 m
Turn left onto A85/High Street.
A85418 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street225 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road144 m
Move left onto Dallerie Road.
Dallerie Road93 m
Turn left onto Sauchie Place.
Sauchie Place255 m
Turn right onto Sauchie Road.
Sauchie Road104 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street481 m
Turn right onto Burrell Square.
Burrell Square721 m
Move right onto Dollerie Terrace.
Dollerie Terrace406 m
Turn right onto Hollybush Drive.
Hollybush Drive69 m
Turn right onto Hollybush Road.
Hollybush Road268 m
Turn right onto Clark Terrace.
Clark Terrace11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Clark Terrace.
Clark Terrace11 m
Turn left onto Hollybush Road.
Hollybush Road268 m
Turn left onto Hollybush Drive.
Hollybush Drive69 m
Turn left onto Dollerie Terrace.
Dollerie Terrace406 m
Move left onto A85/East High Street.
A85721 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street225 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road144 m
Move left onto Dallerie Road.
Dallerie Road93 m
Turn left onto Sauchie Place.
Sauchie Place255 m
Turn right onto Sauchie Road.
Sauchie Road104 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street481 m
Turn right onto Burrell Square.
Burrell Square418 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street149 m
Turn right onto Addison Terrace.
Addison Terrace203 m
Turn left onto King Street.
King Street462 m
Turn right onto Broich Road/B8062.
Broich Road21 m
Turn left onto Gallowhill/A822. Continue on A822.
A8224.7 km
Move left onto Station Road.
Station Road2.6 km
Turn right.
186 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road2.6 km
Move right onto The Cross/A822. Continue on A822.
A8224.7 km
Turn right onto Broich Road/B8062.
Broich Road21 m
Turn right onto Gallowhill.
Gallowhill23 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Gallowhill.
Gallowhill418 m
Turn left onto Commissioner Street.
Commissioner Street87 m
Move left onto Meadow Place.
Meadow Place110 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street383 m
Turn left onto Broich Road/B8062.
Broich Road37 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Crieff · Route 1 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near 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.
Dual-carriageway join
About 2.5 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (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.
Meadow Inn
Start near Meadow Inn.
Station Bar
Continue to Station Bar.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Square Bar and Kitchen
Continue to Square Bar and Kitchen.
Andrew Gauld
Continue to Andrew Gauld.
Crieff Baptist Church
Continue to Crieff Baptist Church.
Assemaine
Continue to Assemaine.
Quaich Bar
Continue to Quaich Bar.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Pretoria
Continue to Pretoria.
Curbside Cycle Servicing
Continue to Curbside Cycle Servicing.
Tower Gastro Pub
Continue to Tower Gastro Pub.
Handy Shop
Continue to Handy Shop.
City Prices
Continue to City Prices.
Bridgend Garden
Continue to Bridgend Garden.
Bennybeg Plant Centre
Continue to Bennybeg Plant Centre.
Muthill Primary School
Continue to Muthill Primary School.
St James Episcopal Church
Continue to St James Episcopal Church.
Ceramic Experience
Continue to Ceramic Experience.
Strathearn Tyres
Finish back near Strathearn Tyres, completing the loop.
1 roundabout · 20 turns
23 turns
1 roundabout · 26 turns
This route is 27.1 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Crieff test centre, not an official DVSA route.