Near Dunfermline test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 12 turns across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 59.9 km practice route near Dunfermline test centre, taking roughly 30 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 Admiralty Roundabout, Kingseat Road and Brankholm 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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 churches, stations, pubs and named junctions, 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 Dunfermline 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 186-step drive on real, named roads (about 60.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
17 m
Turn right.
13 m
Turn left onto Garvock Hill.
Garvock Hill70 m
Turn right onto Garvock Bank.
Garvock Bank660 m
Turn right onto Woodmill Road.
Woodmill Road771 m
Keep right to stay on Woodmill Road.
Woodmill Road818 m
Enter Bothwell Gardens Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bothwell Street/A823.
Bothwell Gardens Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bothwell Street/A823.
Bothwell Street397 m
Enter St Leonard Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hospital Hill/A823.
St Leonard Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hospital Hill/A823. Continue on A823.
A823827 m
Enter King Malcolm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
King Malcolm Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road1.0 km
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
St. Margaret Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road294 m
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Pitreavie Roundabout355 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road315 m
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
St. Margaret Roundabout124 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road295 m
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Queensferry Road/B980.
Pitreavie Roundabout174 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/B980.
Queensferry Road202 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B980.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto B980.
B98026 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto King's Road/B980.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto King's Road/B980.
King's Road270 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto King's Road/B980.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto King's Road/B980.
King's Road584 m
Enter Kings Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A985/Admiralty Road.
Kings Road Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985/Admiralty Road.
A985679 m
Enter Crossroads Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensferry Road.
Crossroads Roundabout2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road.
Queensferry Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B980.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto B980.
B98023 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/B980.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/B980.
Queensferry Road210 m
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Pitreavie Roundabout137 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road315 m
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
St. Margaret Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road1.0 km
Enter King Malcolm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
King Malcolm Roundabout100 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823. Continue on A823.
A823822 m
Enter St Leonard Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto St Leonard's Street/A823.
St Leonard Roundabout27 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Leonard's Street/A823. Continue on A823.
A823477 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
St. Margarets Drive697 m
Enter Sinclair Gardens Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carnegie Drive/A907.
Sinclair Gardens Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carnegie Drive/A907.
Carnegie Drive504 m
Turn left onto Pilmuir Street.
Pilmuir Street123 m
Turn right onto Queen Anne Street.
Queen Anne Street224 m
Move left onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street52 m
Turn right onto A907.
A907164 m
Move right onto Carnegie Drive/A907.
Carnegie Drive531 m
Enter Sinclair Gardens Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
Sinclair Gardens Roundabout89 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
St. Margarets Drive707 m
Enter Bothwell Gardens Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bothwell Street/A823.
Bothwell Gardens Roundabout40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bothwell Street/A823. Continue on A823.
A823398 m
Enter St Leonard Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hospital Hill/A823.
St Leonard Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hospital Hill/A823. Continue on A823.
A823827 m
Enter King Malcolm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
King Malcolm Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road1.0 km
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
St. Margaret Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road295 m
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A823(M)/Kirkcaldy/Perth.
Pitreavie Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout towards A823(M)/Kirkcaldy/Perth.
A823(M)184 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)172 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)168 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)127 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)211 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)173 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)106 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)106 m
Keep right to stay on A823(M).
A823(M)197 m
Keep right to take exit 2 onto M90 South towards Edinburgh.
133 m
Take exit 2 onto M90 South towards Edinburgh.
M90805 m
Take exit 1C onto A985 towards Kincardine Bridge/Inverkeithing.
356 m
Enter Admiralty Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A921/Inverkeithing/North Queensferry.
Admiralty Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout towards A921/Inverkeithing/North Queensferry.
Admiralty Road702 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chapel Place/B981.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chapel Place/B981.
Chapel Place347 m
Turn left onto Boreland Road.
Boreland Road428 m
Turn left onto Hillend Road.
Hillend Road116 m
Turn left onto Niven Road.
Niven Road40 m
Turn right to stay on Niven Road.
Niven Road244 m
Turn right onto Burleigh Crescent.
Burleigh Crescent131 m
Turn left onto Scotmill Way.
Scotmill Way139 m
Turn left onto Stephen's Drive.
Stephen's Drive241 m
Turn left onto Niven Road.
Niven Road49 m
Turn right to stay on Niven Road.
Niven Road40 m
Turn right onto Hillend Road.
Hillend Road116 m
Turn right onto Boreland Road.
Boreland Road429 m
Turn right onto Chapel Place/B981.
Chapel Place350 m
Exit the roundabout onto Admiralty Road/A921. Continue on Admiralty Road.
Admiralty Road693 m
Enter Admiralty Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Admiralty Roundabout217 m
Exit the roundabout onto M90/E 15.
M90337 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M901.9 km
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90104 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90169 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90338 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90500 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90261 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90173 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90160 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90110 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M9092 m
Keep right to stay on M90/E 15.
M90977 m
Take exit 3 onto A907/A92 towards Dunfermline.
M90313 m
Take exit 3 on the right onto A907/A92 towards Dunfermline.
M90132 m
Enter Halbeath Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A907/Dunfermline/Halbeath.
Halbeath Roundabout69 m
Exit the roundabout towards A907/Dunfermline/Halbeath.
Halbeath Bypass8 m
Keep left to stay on Halbeath Bypass/A907 towards Dunfermline/Halbeath.
Halbeath Bypass287 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kingseat Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingseat Road.
Kingseat Road103 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kingseat Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingseat Road.
Kingseat Road1.7 km
Turn right onto Main Street/B912.
Main Street374 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Church Street.
Church Street212 m
Turn left onto Main Street/B912.
Main Street162 m
Turn left onto Kingseat Road.
Kingseat Road1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kingseat Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Kingseat Road.
Kingseat Road104 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Halbeath Bypass/A907.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Halbeath Bypass/A907.
Halbeath Bypass294 m
Enter Halbeath Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Halbeath Roundabout220 m
Exit the roundabout onto M90/E 15.
M906.8 km
Keep left to take exit 1B to stay on M90 towards Port of Rosyth/North Queensferry.
M90110 m
Take exit 1B on the right onto B981 towards Port of Rosyth/North Queensferry.
M90381 m
Enter Ferrytoll Gyratory and take the 1st exit towards B981/Inverkeithing/Ferrytoll Park and Ride.
Ferrytoll Gyratory14 m
Exit the roundabout towards B981/Inverkeithing/Ferrytoll Park and Ride.
B9811.2 km
Keep right to stay on B981.
B981438 m
Turn right.
69 m
Turn right.
25 m
Make a right U-turn.
25 m
Turn left.
69 m
Turn right onto Chapel Place/B981.
Chapel Place177 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Admiralty Road/A921.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto Admiralty Road/A921.
Admiralty Road184 m
Keep right to stay on Admiralty Road.
Admiralty Road508 m
Enter Admiralty Roundabout and take the 4th exit.
Admiralty Roundabout217 m
Exit the roundabout onto M90/E 15.
M90337 m
Keep left to take exit 2 onto A823(M) towards Dunfermline.
217 m
Take exit 2 on the right onto A823(M) towards Dunfermline.
A823(M)1.6 km
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Pitreavie Roundabout197 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road315 m
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
St. Margaret Roundabout124 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road295 m
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Pitreavie Roundabout174 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/B980.
Queensferry Road202 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B980.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto B980.
B98026 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensferry Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road.
Queensferry Road1.1 km
Enter Crossroads Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Castlandhill Road.
Crossroads Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Castlandhill Road.
Castlandhill Road352 m
Turn left onto Fairykirk Road.
Fairykirk Road91 m
Turn left onto Selvage Street.
Selvage Street251 m
Turn right onto Castlandhill Road/B980. Continue on Castlandhill Road.
Castlandhill Road159 m
Enter Crossroads Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A985/Admiralty Road.
Crossroads Roundabout22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985/Admiralty Road.
A98512 m
Keep right to stay on A985/Admiralty Road.
A985672 m
Enter Kings Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A985.
Kings Road Roundabout33 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985.
A985595 m
Enter Brankholm Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A985.
Brankholm Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985.
A985596 m
Enter Kings Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A985/Admiralty Road.
Kings Road Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985/Admiralty Road.
A985679 m
Enter Crossroads Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crossroads Place.
Crossroads Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crossroads Place.
Crossroads Place131 m
Turn right onto Parkside Street.
Parkside Street333 m
Turn left onto Harley Street.
Harley Street199 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road595 m
Turn left onto Parkgate.
Parkgate222 m
Turn left onto Queensferry Road.
Queensferry Road84 m
Turn left onto Parkside Street.
Parkside Street300 m
Turn left to stay on Parkside Street.
Parkside Street333 m
Turn left onto Harley Street.
Harley Street307 m
Turn left onto Middlebank Street.
Middlebank Street490 m
Move left onto Woodside Avenue.
Woodside Avenue510 m
Turn right onto Queensferry Road.
Queensferry Road364 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B980.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto B980.
B98023 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensferry Road/B980.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/B980.
Queensferry Road210 m
Enter Pitreavie Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Pitreavie Roundabout137 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensferry Road/A823.
Queensferry Road314 m
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 1st exit.
St. Margaret Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout.
273 m
Turn left onto Pitreavie Drive.
Pitreavie Drive264 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Dunfermline · 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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 Admiralty Roundabout, Brankholm Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 22.0 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, 60, 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.
Dunfermline Islamic Centre
Start near Dunfermline Islamic Centre.
St Leonard's Parish Church
Continue to St Leonard's Parish Church.
Rosyth
Continue to Rosyth.
CJ's Sports Bar
Continue to CJ's Sports Bar.
Rosyth Parish Church
Continue to Rosyth Parish Church.
Hope House Seventh Day Adventist Church
Continue to Hope House Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Dunfermline Bus Station
Continue to Dunfermline Bus Station.
St. Margaret's RC Memorial Church
Continue to St. Margaret's RC Memorial Church.
Admiralty Roundabout
Continue to Admiralty Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Inverkeithing Parish Church
Continue to Inverkeithing Parish Church.
Kingseat Road
Continue to Kingseat Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Kingseat Parish Church
Continue to Kingseat Parish Church.
Specialist Cars Volkswagen
Continue to Specialist Cars Volkswagen.
St Peter in Chains Church
Continue to St Peter in Chains Church.
St Peter's Parish Church
Continue to St Peter's Parish Church.
Rosyth Baptist Church
Continue to Rosyth Baptist Church.
Brankholm Roundabout
Continue to Brankholm Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St John & St Columba
Continue to St John & St Columba.
Rosyth Methodist Church
Continue to Rosyth Methodist Church.
Pitreavie Kindergarten
Finish back near Pitreavie Kindergarten, completing the loop.
7 roundabouts · 8 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 6 turns · 5 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 8 turns
10 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 59.9 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Dunfermline test centre, not an official DVSA route.