Near Dundee test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 18 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 37.4 km practice route near Dundee test centre, taking roughly 40 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, Coupar Angus Interchange, Strathmartine Roundabout and Strathmartine Road 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 shops, named junctions, schools 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 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 132-step drive on real, named roads (about 37.4 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 Road224 m
Turn left onto Telford Road.
Telford Road111 m
Turn right onto Faraday Street.
Faraday Street664 m
Turn right onto Harrison Road.
Harrison Road296 m
Turn right onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road701 m
Turn left onto Staffa Place.
Staffa Place125 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Staffa Place.
Staffa Place125 m
Turn left onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road282 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 Road450 m
Turn right onto St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road183 m
Turn right onto St Leonard Road.
St Leonard Road136 m
Turn left onto St Leonard Terrace.
St Leonard Terrace48 m
Turn right onto St Leonard Way.
St Leonard Way119 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on St Leonard Way.
St Leonard Way119 m
Turn left onto St Leonard Terrace.
St Leonard Terrace48 m
Turn right onto St Leonard Road.
St Leonard Road136 m
Turn left onto St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road183 m
Turn left onto MacAlpine Road.
MacAlpine Road451 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 4th exit onto A90/Kingsway West.
245 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway West.
A90758 m
Take the Coupar Angus Interchange exit.
A90280 m
Enter Coupar Angus Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Interchange5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road124 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road722 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road321 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bank Street.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bank Street.
Bank Street167 m
Turn right onto St Mary's Lane.
St Mary's Lane141 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street11 m
Move right to stay on High Street.
High Street15 m
Turn right onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road328 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 3rd exit onto A90/Kingsway West.
Coupar Angus Interchange133 m
Exit the roundabout onto A90/Kingsway West.
A901.8 km
Enter Strathmartine Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Strathmartine Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road955 m
Turn right onto Sidlaw Court.
Sidlaw Court27 m
Turn right to stay on Sidlaw Court.
Sidlaw Court16 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Sidlaw Court.
Sidlaw Court16 m
Turn left to stay on Sidlaw Court.
Sidlaw Court27 m
Turn left onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road950 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 2nd exit onto Strathmartine Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road409 m
Turn right 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 left onto Harestane Road.
Harestane Road331 m
Turn right onto Baldovan Road.
Baldovan Road437 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Strathmartine Road.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathmartine Road.
Strathmartine Road1.0 km
Enter Strathmartine Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A90/Kingsway.
Strathmartine Roundabout20 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.
A902.5 km
Take the exit.
Liff Road757 m
Turn left onto South Road.
South Road231 m
Turn left onto Greenlee Drive.
Greenlee Drive20 m
Turn right to stay on Greenlee Drive.
Greenlee Drive75 m
Turn left to stay on Greenlee Drive.
Greenlee Drive273 m
Turn left.
113 m
Turn right.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn left.
113 m
Turn right onto Greenlee Drive.
Greenlee Drive273 m
Turn right to stay on Greenlee Drive.
Greenlee Drive75 m
Turn left to stay on Greenlee Drive.
Greenlee Drive20 m
Turn left onto South Road.
South Road750 m
Enter Coupar Angus Road and take the 3rd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road91 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 right onto Loon's Road.
Loon's Road240 m
Turn left onto Balfield Road.
Balfield Road406 m
Turn left onto Harefield Road.
Harefield Road249 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Harefield Road.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harefield Road.
Harefield Road138 m
Turn left onto King's Cross Road.
King's Cross Road777 m
Enter Kingsway West and take the 5th exit onto Kingscross Road.
Kingsway West365 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingscross Road.
Kingscross Road189 m
Turn right onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue1.1 km
Enter Coupar Angus Road and take the 3rd exit onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Coupar Angus Road58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue414 m
Turn left onto Kinnoull Street.
Kinnoull Street152 m
Turn right onto Kinnoull Road.
Kinnoull Road67 m
Turn right onto Craigowl Street.
Craigowl Street152 m
Turn right onto Dunsinane Avenue.
Dunsinane Avenue480 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
Coupar Angus Road722 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coupar Angus Road/A923.
28 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 Street130 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Dundee · Route 2 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.
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 6.9 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.
Audi
Start near Audi.
Kingsway West
Continue to Kingsway West, taking the junction with good observation.
MacAlpine Road
Continue to MacAlpine Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Andrew's RC Primary School
Continue to St Andrew's RC Primary School.
Coupar Angus Interchange
Continue to Coupar Angus Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Dundee Westgait (Lochee)
Continue to Dundee Westgait (Lochee).
St Mary's RC Primary School
Continue to St Mary's RC Primary School.
St Mary the Immaculate Conception
Continue to St Mary the Immaculate Conception.
Strathmartine Roundabout
Continue to Strathmartine Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Strathmartine Road
Continue to Strathmartine Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Luke's Cafe Church
Continue to St Luke's Cafe Church.
Old Glamis Roundabout
Continue to Old Glamis Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Kettledrum
Continue to Kettledrum.
Ancrum Arms
Continue to Ancrum Arms.
Railway Tavern
Continue to Railway Tavern.
Harefield Road
Continue to Harefield Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger-Van
Finish back near Burger-Van, 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
8 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 37.4 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Dundee test centre, not an official DVSA route.