Near Dunfermline test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 6 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 68.1 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 Brankholm Roundabout, St. Margaret Roundabout and Dover Way. 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, named junctions, stations 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 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 190-step drive on real, named roads (about 68.2 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 2nd exit.
Bothwell Gardens Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Nethertown Broad Street/B9156.
Nethertown Broad Street289 m
Turn left onto Elgin Street.
Elgin Street856 m
Keep left to take Grange Road.
Grange Road2.2 km
Turn right onto Brankholm Brae.
Brankholm Brae135 m
Keep right to stay on Brankholm Brae.
Brankholm Brae207 m
Keep right to stay on Brankholm Brae.
Brankholm Brae267 m
Enter Brankholm Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A985.
Brankholm Roundabout83 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985.
A9851.2 km
Turn left onto Hilton Road.
Hilton Road122 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caledonia Way.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Caledonia Way.
Caledonia Way395 m
Turn right.
628 m
Turn right onto Caledonia Road.
Caledonia Road65 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway110 m
Turn left onto Forth Road.
Forth Road56 m
Turn left.
109 m
Turn right onto Caledonia Road.
Caledonia Road9 m
Turn left.
570 m
Keep right at the fork.
58 m
Turn left onto Caledonia Way.
Caledonia Way394 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hilton Road.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hilton Road.
Hilton Road122 m
Turn right onto A985/Admiralty Road.
A9851.2 km
Enter Brankholm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A985.
Brankholm Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985.
A985596 m
Enter Kings Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto King's Road/B980.
Kings Road Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto King's Road/B980.
King's Road587 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto King's Road/B980.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto King's Road/B980.
King's Road266 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B980.
20 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 3rd exit.
St. Margaret Roundabout89 m
Exit the roundabout.
27 m
Move left onto Carnegie Avenue.
Carnegie Avenue1.1 km
Keep left to stay on Carnegie Avenue.
Carnegie Avenue94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Masterton Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Masterton Road.
Masterton Road541 m
Turn right onto Dover Drive.
Dover Drive570 m
Turn left onto Alexander Way.
Alexander Way85 m
Turn left onto Kings Drive.
Kings Drive76 m
Keep right to stay on Kings Drive.
Kings Drive162 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dover Way.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dover Way.
Dover Way129 m
Turn right onto Dover Drive.
Dover Drive10 m
Keep left to stay on Dover Drive.
Dover Drive101 m
Keep left to stay on Dover Drive.
Dover Drive259 m
Turn left onto Masterton Road.
Masterton Road542 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Carnegie Avenue.
67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carnegie Avenue.
Carnegie Avenue1.2 km
Enter St. Margaret Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensferry Road/A823.
St. Margaret Roundabout13 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 3rd exit onto A985.
Kings Road Roundabout60 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.
A985595 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 3rd exit onto A985/Admiralty Road.
Crossroads Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985/Admiralty Road.
A985431 m
Keep right to stay on A985/Admiralty Road.
A98543 m
Enter Admiralty Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A921/Inverkeithing/North Queensferry.
Admiralty Roundabout129 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. Continue on B981.
B981612 m
Keep left to take Church Street/B981.
Church Street21 m
Turn left onto Townhall Street.
Townhall Street97 m
Move right onto King Street.
King Street189 m
Turn right onto Waggon Road.
Waggon Road145 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Waggon Road.
Waggon Road145 m
Turn left onto King Street.
King Street189 m
Turn right onto Heriot Street.
Heriot Street102 m
Turn right onto Church Street/B981. Continue on B981.
B981333 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 Place176 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 2nd exit towards A985/Kincardine Bridge/Rosyth.
Admiralty Roundabout148 m
Exit the roundabout towards A985/Kincardine Bridge/Rosyth.
A985472 m
Enter Crossroads Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A985/Admiralty Road.
Crossroads Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985/Admiralty Road.
A985685 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 2nd exit onto A985.
Brankholm Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A985.
A9853.6 km
Turn right onto Waggon Road.
Waggon Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Waggon Road.
Waggon Road122 m
Keep left to stay on Waggon Road.
Waggon Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Kirkwood Crescent.
Kirkwood Crescent181 m
Turn right onto Lundin Road.
Lundin Road1.6 km
Keep left to stay on Lundin Road.
Lundin Road489 m
Turn right onto Carnock Road/A907.
Carnock Road804 m
Turn right onto North Urquhart Place.
North Urquhart Place37 m
Turn right to stay on North Urquhart Place.
North Urquhart Place44 m
Turn left to stay on North Urquhart Place.
North Urquhart Place71 m
Move left onto Targate Road.
Targate Road14 m
Turn left to stay on Targate Road.
Targate Road93 m
Turn left to stay on Targate Road.
Targate Road107 m
Turn left onto Carnock Road/A907.
Carnock Road880 m
Turn left onto Lundin Road.
Lundin Road573 m
Keep left to stay on Lundin Road.
Lundin Road1.4 km
Keep right to stay on Lundin Road.
Lundin Road100 m
Keep left to stay on Lundin Road.
Lundin Road153 m
Turn right onto Dean Drive.
Dean Drive386 m
Turn left onto Douglas Drive.
Douglas Drive84 m
Turn left onto Cairneyhill Road/A994.
Cairneyhill Road423 m
Turn left onto Lundin Road.
Lundin Road1.9 km
Keep left to stay on Lundin Road.
Lundin Road489 m
Turn right onto Carnock Road/A907. Continue on A907.
A9072.4 km
Turn left onto Broomhead Drive/B9155.
Broomhead Drive16 m
Keep left to stay on Broomhead Drive/B9155.
Broomhead Drive1.2 km
Turn left onto Townhill Road.
Townhill Road506 m
Move right onto Kingseat Road.
Kingseat Road29 m
Turn left onto Townhill Road.
Townhill Road365 m
Keep straight to stay on Townhill Road.
Townhill Road582 m
Turn left onto Green Street.
Green Street72 m
Keep left to stay on Green Street.
Green Street53 m
Turn left onto Crawford Place.
Crawford Place108 m
Turn left onto Loch Street.
Loch Street116 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street412 m
Keep left to take Townhill Road.
Townhill Road396 m
Turn right onto Kingseat Road.
Kingseat Road29 m
Move left onto Townhill Road.
Townhill Road506 m
Turn right onto Arthur Street.
Arthur Street786 m
Turn left onto Pilmuir Street/A823.
Pilmuir Street524 m
Turn left onto Carnegie Drive/A907.
Carnegie Drive31 m
Make a sharp right onto Carnegie Drive/A907.
A9071.2 km
Keep right to take Urquhart Cut/A994.
Urquhart Cut263 m
Keep right to stay on A994.
A9941.3 km
Turn right onto Knockhouse Road.
Knockhouse Road111 m
Turn left onto Miller Avenue.
Miller Avenue157 m
Turn left onto Lundin Road.
Lundin Road149 m
Turn left onto Cairneyhill Road/A994.
Cairneyhill Road11 m
Keep straight to stay on A994.
A9942.2 km
Keep right to take A907.
A907553 m
Turn right onto Pilmuir Street.
Pilmuir Street136 m
Turn right onto Queen Anne Street.
Queen Anne Street225 m
Move left onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street52 m
Turn right onto A907.
A907164 m
Move right onto Carnegie Drive/A907.
Carnegie Drive532 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 4th exit onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
Bothwell Gardens Roundabout147 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
St. Margarets Drive697 m
Enter Sinclair Gardens Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
Sinclair Gardens Roundabout174 m
Exit the roundabout onto St. Margarets Drive/A823.
St. Margarets Drive706 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 1st exit onto St Leonards Street.
St Leonard Roundabout18 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Leonards Street.
St Leonards Street229 m
Turn right.
14 m
Turn left onto Malcolm Street.
Malcolm Street274 m
Turn left onto Woodmill Street.
Woodmill Street295 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. Continue on A823.
A823428 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 4th exit.
Pitreavie Roundabout354 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 1st exit onto Grange Drive.
King Malcolm Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Drive.
Grange Drive96 m
Turn right onto Grange Wynd.
Grange Wynd10 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Dunfermline · Route 7 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.
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 Brankholm Roundabout, St. Margaret Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 11.5 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, 60 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.
Vine Church
Continue to Vine Church.
Brankholm Roundabout
Continue to Brankholm Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St. Margaret Roundabout
Continue to St. Margaret Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Dover Way
Continue to Dover Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Rosyth
Continue to Rosyth.
Inverkeithing Baptist Church
Continue to Inverkeithing Baptist Church.
St Peter's Parish Church
Continue to St Peter's Parish Church.
Inverkeithing Parish Church
Continue to Inverkeithing Parish Church.
Stephens
Continue to Stephens.
Crossford Primary School
Continue to Crossford Primary School.
Milesmark Primary School
Continue to Milesmark Primary School.
Rumblingwell
Continue to Rumblingwell.
Dunfermline Spiritualist Church
Continue to Dunfermline Spiritualist Church.
Yeoman
Continue to Yeoman.
Dunfermline Church of Christ
Continue to Dunfermline Church of Christ.
Gillespie Memorial Church
Continue to Gillespie Memorial Church.
Dunfermline Bus Station
Continue to Dunfermline Bus Station.
Dunfermline Public Park
Continue to Dunfermline Public Park.
Hospital Hill Gospel Hall
Finish back near Hospital Hill Gospel Hall, completing the loop.
7 roundabouts · 8 turns · 3 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 12 turns
11 roundabouts · 8 turns
10 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 68.1 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.