Near East Kilbride test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 46 roundabouts and 18 turns across 70 navigation steps.
This is an independent 20.2 km practice loop near East Kilbride test centre, taking roughly 23 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 Mavor Roundabout, Whirlies Roundabout, Whitemoss Roundabout, Birniehill Roundabout and Stroud Roundabout and 4 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, independent driving 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, shops, 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 East Kilbride 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:
The full 70-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
16 m
Turn right onto Bosfield Place.
Bosfield Place42 m
Turn left onto Old Coach Road.
Old Coach Road335 m
Enter Mavor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto East Mains Road/B783.
Mavor Roundabout70 m
Exit the roundabout onto East Mains Road/B783.
East Mains Road575 m
Enter Whirlies Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A725/Kingsway.
Whirlies Roundabout161 m
Exit the roundabout onto A725/Kingsway.
A7251.4 km
Enter Whitemoss Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A725/Kingsway.
Whitemoss Roundabout68 m
Exit the roundabout onto A725/Kingsway.
A725569 m
Enter Birniehill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Strathaven Road/A726.
Birniehill Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathaven Road/A726.
Strathaven Road575 m
Take the exit.
Strathaven Road305 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Common Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Common Road.
High Common Road827 m
Turn right onto Calderglen Road.
Calderglen Road94 m
Turn left onto Arran.
Arran164 m
Turn left.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn right onto Arran.
Arran165 m
Turn right onto Calderglen Road.
Calderglen Road94 m
Turn left onto High Common Road.
High Common Road666 m
Keep right to stay on High Common Road.
High Common Road75 m
Continue.
7 m
Keep left to take High Common Road.
High Common Road525 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stroud Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stroud Road.
Stroud Road136 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stroud Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stroud Road.
Stroud Road2.9 km
Enter Stroud Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Greenhills Road.
Stroud Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road442 m
Enter Greenhills Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Roundabout178 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road446 m
Enter Stroud Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenhills Road.
Stroud Roundabout20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road500 m
Enter Quarry Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenhills Road.
Quarry Roundabout34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road469 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Greenhills Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road643 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenhills Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road117 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Greenhills Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road130 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenhills Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road283 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenhills Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenhills Road.
Greenhills Road268 m
Enter Torrance Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Strathaven Road/A726.
Torrance Roundabout12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathaven Road/A726.
Strathaven Road649 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Strathaven Road/A726.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strathaven Road/A726.
Strathaven Road1.4 km
Enter Birniehill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A725/Kingsway.
Birniehill Roundabout115 m
Exit the roundabout onto A725/Kingsway.
A725564 m
Enter Whitemoss Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A725/Kingsway.
Whitemoss Roundabout71 m
Exit the roundabout onto A725/Kingsway.
A7251.4 km
Enter Whirlies Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Calderwood Road.
Whirlies Roundabout167 m
Exit the roundabout onto Calderwood Road.
Calderwood Road466 m
Turn left onto Maxwellton Road.
Maxwellton Road44 m
Turn right onto Melville Park.
Melville Park53 m
Turn left to stay on Melville Park.
Melville Park28 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Melville Park.
Melville Park28 m
Turn right to stay on Melville Park.
Melville Park53 m
Turn left onto Maxwellton Road.
Maxwellton Road44 m
Turn right onto Calderwood Road.
Calderwood Road470 m
Enter Whirlies Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto East Mains Road/B783.
Whirlies Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto East Mains Road/B783.
East Mains Road560 m
Enter Mavor Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Old Coach Road.
Mavor Roundabout51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Coach Road.
Old Coach Road335 m
Turn right onto Bosfield Place.
Bosfield Place42 m
Turn left.
16 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the East Kilbride · Residential + A-road practice loop 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 Mavor Roundabout, Whirlies Roundabout, Whitemoss Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Mavor Roundabout
Start near Mavor Roundabout.
Whirlies Roundabout
Continue to Whirlies Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Barrhead Travel
Continue to Barrhead Travel.
Whitemoss Roundabout
Continue to Whitemoss Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Birniehill Roundabout
Continue to Birniehill Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Domino's
Continue to Domino's.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Stroud Roundabout
Continue to Stroud Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Greenhills Roundabout
Continue to Greenhills Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Saint Vincents
Continue to Saint Vincents.
Quarry Roundabout
Continue to Quarry Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Torrance Roundabout
Continue to Torrance Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Gullion Park
Continue to Gullion Park, taking the junction with good observation.
Betfred
Continue to Betfred.
Drying Green
Continue to Drying Green.
Lucky Luciano's Deli
Continue to Lucky Luciano's Deli.
Manhatten Fish & Chicken
Continue to Manhatten Fish & Chicken.
Moncreiff Parish Church
Continue to Moncreiff Parish Church.
Salmon Leap
Continue to Salmon Leap.
Londis
Finish back near Londis, completing the loop.
36 roundabouts · 9 turns
29 roundabouts · 4 turns
34 roundabouts · 24 turns
36 roundabouts · 6 turns
This route is 20.2 km and takes about 23 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near East Kilbride test centre, not an official DVSA route.