Near Dundee test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 10 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 19 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.9 km practice route near Dundee test centre, taking roughly 25 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 Strathmore Avenue, Old Glamis Roundabout, Strathmartine Roundabout, Kingsway West and Coupar Angus Interchange and 3 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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, named junctions, churches 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 Dundee 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 59-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
7 m
Turn right.
19 m
Turn right onto Kilspindie Place.
Kilspindie Place111 m
Turn left onto Kilspindie Road.
Kilspindie Road132 m
Turn right onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue297 m
Turn right onto King's Cross Road.
King's Cross Road601 m
Turn left onto Harefield Road.
Harefield Road112 m
Turn right onto Balfield Road.
Balfield Road406 m
Turn right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road240 m
Turn left onto Coupar Street.
Coupar Street177 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Coupar Street.
Coupar Street177 m
Turn right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road842 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Strathmore Avenue.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmore Avenue.
Strathmore Avenue818 m
Enter Dens Road and take the 2nd exit onto Caird Avenue.
Dens Road32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Caird Avenue.
Caird Avenue351 m
Turn right onto Clepington Road.
Clepington Road24 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clepington Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clepington Road.
Clepington Road436 m
Turn left onto Graham Street.
Graham Street528 m
Turn left onto A90/Kingsway.
A90443 m
Enter Old Glamis Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A90/Kingsway.
Old Glamis Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway.
A90808 m
Enter Strathmartine Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A90/Kingsway West.
Strathmartine Roundabout40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway West.
A904.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A90/M90/Edinburgh.
57 m
Exit the roundabout towards A90/M90/Edinburgh.
A901.3 km
Enter Swallow Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Riverside Avenue/A85.
Swallow Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Riverside Avenue/A85.
Riverside Avenue2.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Riverside Drive.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Riverside Drive.
Riverside Drive423 m
Turn right onto Perth Road.
Perth Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road74 m
Turn right to stay on Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road3 m
Turn right onto Shaftesbury Road.
Shaftesbury Road168 m
Turn left onto Rockfield Street.
Rockfield Street165 m
Turn right onto Rockfield Crescent.
Rockfield Crescent168 m
Turn right onto Hyndford Street.
Hyndford Street97 m
Turn left onto Speed Street.
Speed Street125 m
Turn left onto Seymour Street.
Seymour Street153 m
Turn left onto Blackness Avenue.
Blackness Avenue352 m
Turn left onto Blackness Road.
Blackness Road229 m
Turn left onto Marchfield Road.
Marchfield Road86 m
Turn left onto Hillcrest Road.
Hillcrest Road231 m
Turn left onto Blackness Avenue.
Blackness Avenue77 m
Turn right onto Blackness Road.
Blackness Road430 m
Turn left onto Glenagnes Road.
Glenagnes Road262 m
Turn left onto Scott Street.
Scott Street414 m
Turn right onto Pentland Avenue.
Pentland Avenue422 m
Turn right onto City Road.
City Road273 m
Turn left onto Blyth Street.
Blyth Street64 m
Turn right onto Fleuchar Street.
Fleuchar Street145 m
Move left onto Fyffe Street.
Fyffe Street162 m
Turn left onto Pole Park Road.
Pole Park Road38 m
Turn left onto Lochee Road/A923.
Lochee Road471 m
Move right onto Lochee Road/A923. Continue on A923.
A923736 m
Make a sharp right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road107 m
Turn right onto Coupar Street.
Coupar Street130 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Dundee · Route 10 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.
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.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Old Glamis Roundabout, Strathmartine Roundabout, Swallow Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.6 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, 50, 70 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.
Abarth - Dundee
Start near Abarth - Dundee.
Fiat - Dundee
Continue to Fiat - Dundee.
Strathmore Avenue
Continue to Strathmore Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Dundee United Free Church
Continue to Dundee United Free Church.
Trinity Baptist Church
Continue to Trinity Baptist Church.
Old Glamis Roundabout
Continue to Old Glamis Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Strathmartine Roundabout
Continue to Strathmartine Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Kingsway West
Continue to Kingsway West, taking the junction with good observation.
Coupar Angus Interchange
Continue to Coupar Angus Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Explorer Road
Continue to Explorer Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Swallow Roundabout
Continue to Swallow Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Botanic Community Garden
Continue to Botanic Community Garden.
Riverside Drive
Continue to Riverside Drive, taking the junction with good observation.
Victoria Gardens
Continue to Victoria Gardens.
Queen Anne
Continue to Queen Anne.
Balgay Parish Church
Continue to Balgay Parish Church.
Pole Park
Continue to Pole Park.
Ancrum Arms
Continue to Ancrum Arms.
Logie Bar
Finish back near Logie Bar, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 7 turns · 3 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 18 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 21.9 km and takes about 25 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Dundee test centre, not an official DVSA route.