Near Currie test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 17 turns across 40 navigation steps.
This is an independent 14.4 km practice loop near Currie test centre, taking roughly 20 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 Riccarton Mains Road and Clovenstone 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 roundabout approach & exit, 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, named junctions, parks and shops, 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 Currie 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 40-step drive on real, named roads (about 16.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west on Bryce Road.
Bryce Road68 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Riccarton Mains Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road6 m
Keep right to stay on Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road108 m
Keep left to stay on Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road248 m
Turn right onto Lanark Road West/A70.
Lanark Road West1.1 km
Turn left onto Waulkmill Loan.
Waulkmill Loan39 m
Turn left to stay on Waulkmill Loan.
Waulkmill Loan67 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Waulkmill Loan.
Waulkmill Loan67 m
Turn right to stay on Waulkmill Loan.
Waulkmill Loan39 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road West/A70.
Lanark Road West1.4 km
Turn right onto Ravelrig Road.
Ravelrig Road266 m
Turn right onto Dalmahoy Crescent.
Dalmahoy Crescent216 m
Keep right to stay on Dalmahoy Crescent.
Dalmahoy Crescent
Keep right to stay on Dalmahoy Crescent.
Dalmahoy Crescent290 m
Turn right to stay on Dalmahoy Crescent.
Dalmahoy Crescent64 m
Turn left to stay on Dalmahoy Crescent.
Dalmahoy Crescent277 m
Turn left onto Turner Avenue.
Turner Avenue220 m
Turn left onto Ravelrig Road.
Ravelrig Road120 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road West/A70.
Lanark Road West5.0 km
Keep right to take Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road123 m
Turn left onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road516 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Clovenstone Roundabout78 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road466 m
Keep left to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road19 m
Turn right onto Harvesters Way.
Harvesters Way34 m
Turn right to stay on Harvesters Way.
Harvesters Way598 m
Turn right to stay on Harvesters Way.
Harvesters Way32 m
Turn right onto Clovenstone Road.
Clovenstone Road120 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Clovenstone Roundabout138 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road486 m
Make a right U-turn at Wester Hailes Road/B701 to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road492 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Clovenstone Roundabout71 m
Exit the roundabout towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Wester Hailes Road19 m
Keep left to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701 towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Wester Hailes Road360 m
Move right towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Wester Hailes Road144 m
Turn right onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road124 m
Keep right to stay on A70.
A702.2 km
Turn right onto Bryce Road.
Bryce Road412 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Currie · Residential 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.
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.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Clovenstone 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.
Riccarton Inn
Start near Riccarton Inn.
Riccarton Mains Road
Continue to Riccarton Mains Road, taking the junction with good observation.
King George V Park
Continue to King George V Park.
Pentland Carpet's
Continue to Pentland Carpet's.
Williams Purves Funeral Directors
Continue to Williams Purves Funeral Directors.
Bees Knees Nursery
Continue to Bees Knees Nursery.
Domino's
Continue to Domino's.
Hope Scott Garage
Continue to Hope Scott Garage.
McGills
Continue to McGills.
Woodhall Arms
Continue to Woodhall Arms.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Kinleith Mill
Continue to Kinleith Mill.
Juniper Green Parish Church
Continue to Juniper Green Parish Church.
Cranley Nursery
Continue to Cranley Nursery.
Tanners
Continue to Tanners.
Clovenstone Roundabout
Continue to Clovenstone Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Pentland Fry
Continue to Pentland Fry.
Super Wok
Continue to Super Wok.
Clearview Opticians
Continue to Clearview Opticians.
Hairtech
Finish back near Hairtech, completing the loop.
16 roundabouts · 18 turns
34 roundabouts · 14 turns
30 roundabouts · 9 turns
16 roundabouts · 3 turns
This route is 14.4 km and takes about 20 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Currie test centre, not an official DVSA route.