Near Dundee test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 11 turns across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 31.5 km practice route near Dundee 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.
Along the way you'll meet Kingsway West, MacAlpine Road, Strathmartine Road, Strathmartine Roundabout and Laird Street and 2 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, 20 mph zones, 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 named junctions, parks, churches and pubs, 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 99-step drive on real, named roads (about 31.5 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 left onto King's Cross Road.
King's Cross Road175 m
Enter Kingsway West and take the 2nd exit onto MacAlpine Road.
Kingsway West135 m
Exit the roundabout onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road254 m
Turn left onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road356 m
Turn left onto Harrison Avenue.
Harrison Avenue20 m
Turn right to stay on Harrison Avenue.
Harrison Avenue453 m
Turn right to stay on Harrison Avenue.
Harrison Avenue38 m
Turn right onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road6 m
Turn left onto Hazlehead Avenue.
Hazlehead Avenue108 m
Turn left onto Wentworth Avenue.
Wentworth Avenue122 m
Turn right onto Wentworth Lane.
Wentworth Lane97 m
Turn right onto Turnberry Avenue.
Turnberry Avenue180 m
Turn left to stay on Turnberry Avenue.
Turnberry Avenue214 m
Turn right onto Gullane Avenue.
Gullane Avenue148 m
Turn left to stay on Gullane Avenue.
Gullane Avenue87 m
Turn left onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road284 m
Turn right onto Telford Road.
Telford Road244 m
Turn left onto Baird Avenue.
Baird Avenue48 m
Turn left.
72 m
Turn right onto Telford Road.
Telford Road215 m
Turn right onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road224 m
Turn left onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road333 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto MacAlpine Road.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road169 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto MacAlpine Road.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road818 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Laird Street.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Laird Street.
Laird Street313 m
Turn right onto Kingsmuir Park.
Kingsmuir Park115 m
Turn right onto Brackens Road.
Brackens Road422 m
Turn right onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road661 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Strathmartine Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road1.0 km
Enter Strathmartine Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Roundabout116 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Baldovan Road.
104 m
Exit the roundabout onto Baldovan Road.
Baldovan Road2.2 km
Turn left onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road833 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Strathmartine Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road612 m
Turn left onto Harestane Road.
Harestane Road27 m
Turn left onto Harestane Place.
Harestane Place105 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Harestane Place.
Harestane Place105 m
Turn right onto Harestane Road.
Harestane Road251 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Laird Street.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Laird Street.
Laird Street608 m
Turn left onto St Clement Place.
St Clement Place111 m
Turn left onto St Columba Gardens.
St Columba Gardens277 m
Turn left onto St Kilda Road.
St Kilda Road295 m
Turn right onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road514 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto MacAlpine Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road169 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto MacAlpine Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road589 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A90/Kingsway West.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway West.
A90718 m
Enter Strathmartine Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A90/Kingsway.
Strathmartine Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway.
A90809 m
Enter Old Glamis Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Roundabout67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Glamis Road.
Old Glamis Road287 m
Turn left onto Barnes Avenue.
Barnes Avenue454 m
Turn left onto Graham Street.
Graham Street287 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 1st exit towards Charleston.
16 m
Exit the roundabout towards Charleston.
Myrekirk Road239 m
Turn left onto South Road.
South Road1.1 km
Turn left to stay on South Road.
South Road22 m
Turn right to stay on South Road.
South Road261 m
Turn left onto Buttars Loan.
Buttars Loan608 m
Turn right onto Liff Road.
Liff Road964 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road321 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923. Continue on A923.
A923499 m
Move left onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road107 m
Turn right onto Coupar Street.
Coupar Street177 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Coupar Street.
Coupar Street177 m
Turn left onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road107 m
Move right onto High Street/A923. Continue on A923.
A923511 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road317 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road717 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road115 m
Enter Coupar Angus Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Interchange96 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road174 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Faraday Street.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Faraday Street.
Faraday Street595 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Dundee · Route 11 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 Strathmartine Roundabout, Old Glamis Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.7 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 (20, 30, 40, 50 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.
Kingsway West
Start near Kingsway West.
Ardler Community Garden
Continue to Ardler Community Garden.
Chalmers Ardler Parish Church
Continue to Chalmers Ardler Parish Church.
MacAlpine Road
Continue to MacAlpine Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Strathmartine Road
Continue to Strathmartine Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Strathmartine Roundabout
Continue to Strathmartine Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Luke's Cafe Church
Continue to St Luke's Cafe Church.
Strathmartine War Memorial
Continue to Strathmartine War Memorial.
Laird Street
Continue to Laird Street, taking the junction with good observation.
Nine Maidens
Continue to Nine Maidens.
Old Glamis Roundabout
Continue to Old Glamis Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Coupar Angus Interchange
Continue to Coupar Angus Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Christian Assembly Hall
Continue to Christian Assembly Hall.
Dundee Westgait (Lochee)
Continue to Dundee Westgait (Lochee).
Ancrum Arms
Continue to Ancrum Arms.
St Mary the Immaculate Conception
Continue to St Mary the Immaculate Conception.
Sandy's Bar
Finish back near Sandy's 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 31.5 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Dundee test centre, not an official DVSA route.