Near Crieff test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 23 turns across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.1 km practice loop near Crieff test centre, taking roughly 35 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, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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, pubs 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 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 46-step drive on real, named roads (about 11.1 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 Street595 m
Turn right onto Milnab Street.
Milnab Street172 m
Turn right onto Lodge Street.
Lodge Street108 m
Turn right onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street162 m
Move left onto A85/Comrie Road. Continue on A85.
A851.2 km
Turn left onto Turretbank Road.
Turretbank Road969 m
Move right to stay on Turretbank Road.
Turretbank Road863 m
Turn left onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street481 m
Turn left onto Burrell Square.
Burrell Square128 m
Turn left onto Carrington Terrace.
Carrington Terrace208 m
Turn right onto Burrell Street/A822.
Burrell Street16 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
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 3 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Dual-carriageway join
About 2.3 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.
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.
Aiton Fine Arts
Start near Aiton Fine Arts.
Campbells Bakery Ltd
Continue to Campbells Bakery Ltd.
Mojo
Continue to Mojo.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Meadow Inn
Continue to Meadow Inn.
Station Bar
Continue to Station Bar.
Bargain Buys
Continue to Bargain Buys.
Go-ahead Hairstyles
Continue to Go-ahead Hairstyles.
Harrison's Fine Wines
Continue to Harrison's Fine Wines.
Gordon Motors
Continue to Gordon Motors.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Square Bar and Kitchen
Continue to Square Bar and Kitchen.
Marra Hair & Beauty
Continue to Marra Hair & Beauty.
Orchid
Continue to Orchid.
Andrew Gauld
Continue to Andrew Gauld.
Crieff Baptist Church
Continue to Crieff Baptist Church.
Pretoria
Continue to Pretoria.
Quaich Bar
Continue to Quaich Bar.
At Home
Continue to At Home.
Strathearn Tyres
Finish back near Strathearn Tyres, completing the loop.
23 turns
1 roundabout · 20 turns
1 roundabout · 26 turns
This route is 11.1 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Crieff test centre, not an official DVSA route.