Near Edinburgh (Currie) test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 10 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 70.1 km practice route near Edinburgh (Currie) 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 Maybury Road. 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 stations, churches, schools 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 Edinburgh (Currie) 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 174-step drive on real, named roads (about 70.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Bryce Road.
Bryce Road308 m
Turn right onto Easter Currie Terrace.
Easter Currie Terrace157 m
Turn right onto Easter Currie Crescent.
Easter Currie Crescent185 m
Turn right onto Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road141 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Riccarton Mains Road.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road40 m
Keep straight to stay on Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road500 m
Keep right to stay on Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road839 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
90 m
Exit the roundabout towards Edinburgh/City Bypass.
Riccarton Mains Road183 m
Keep left to stay on Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road123 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Edinburgh/City Bypass/M8.
31 m
Exit the roundabout towards Edinburgh/City Bypass/M8.
Riccarton Mains Road165 m
Keep right to stay on Riccarton Mains Road towards Edinburgh/City Bypass/M8.
Riccarton Mains Road78 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Edinburgh/City Bypass/M8.
149 m
Exit the roundabout towards Edinburgh/City Bypass/M8.
Calder Road524 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards City Centre.
120 m
Exit the roundabout towards City Centre.
Calder Road802 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
98 m
Exit the roundabout towards Lanark.
Wester Hailes Road389 m
Turn right onto Calder Drive.
Calder Drive142 m
Turn right onto Calder Gardens.
Calder Gardens69 m
Turn left onto Calder Place.
Calder Place32 m
Keep right to stay on Calder Place.
Calder Place213 m
Move left onto Calder Drive.
Calder Drive196 m
Turn right onto Calder Grove.
Calder Grove52 m
Turn left onto Murrayburn Drive.
Murrayburn Drive655 m
Turn left onto Murrayburn Road.
Murrayburn Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Longstone Road.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longstone Road.
Longstone Road172 m
Turn left onto Longstone Crescent.
Longstone Crescent233 m
Turn right onto Longstone Road.
Longstone Road67 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Murrayburn Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Murrayburn Road.
Murrayburn Road210 m
Keep right to stay on Murrayburn Road.
Murrayburn Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Murrayburn Drive.
Murrayburn Drive100 m
Keep left to stay on Murrayburn Drive.
Murrayburn Drive555 m
Turn right onto Calder Grove.
Calder Grove317 m
Turn right onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road296 m
Turn left onto Murrayburn Road.
Murrayburn Road27 m
Keep right to stay on Murrayburn Road.
Murrayburn Road288 m
Turn right onto Hailesland Road.
Hailesland Road338 m
Turn right onto Clovenstone Road.
Clovenstone Road57 m
Turn right onto Hailesland Place.
Hailesland Place133 m
Turn right.
94 m
Make a right U-turn.
94 m
Turn left onto Hailesland Place.
Hailesland Place133 m
Turn right onto Clovenstone Road.
Clovenstone Road525 m
Keep straight to stay on Clovenstone Road.
Clovenstone Road237 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards City Centre.
Clovenstone Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout towards City Centre.
Wester Hailes Road53 m
Keep left to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701 towards City Centre.
Wester Hailes Road470 m
Turn left towards City Centre.
Lanark Road236 m
Keep left to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road718 m
Keep left to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road104 m
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road552 m
Keep right to take Slateford Road/A70.
Slateford Road715 m
Keep left to stay on Slateford Road/A70.
Slateford Road970 m
Keep straight to stay on Slateford Road/A70.
Slateford Road130 m
Keep right to take Angle Park Terrace.
Angle Park Terrace338 m
Keep left to take West Approach Road.
West Approach Road783 m
Turn left onto Morrison Link.
Morrison Link190 m
Keep right to stay on Morrison Link.
Morrison Link123 m
Turn left onto Torphichen Street/A8.
Torphichen Street344 m
Turn right onto Chester Street.
Chester Street440 m
Turn left onto Lynedoch Place/A90. Continue on A90.
A90529 m
Turn right onto Learmonth Terrace.
Learmonth Terrace92 m
Turn left onto Comely Bank Avenue.
Comely Bank Avenue1.6 km
Turn left onto Ferry Road/A902.
Ferry Road189 m
Turn right onto Pilton Drive.
Pilton Drive81 m
Turn right onto City Park Way.
City Park Way108 m
Turn right to stay on City Park Way.
City Park Way63 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on City Park Way.
City Park Way63 m
Turn left to stay on City Park Way.
City Park Way108 m
Turn left onto Pilton Drive.
Pilton Drive81 m
Turn right onto Ferry Road/A902.
Ferry Road455 m
Enter Crewe Toll and take the 2nd exit onto Telford Road.
Crewe Toll21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Telford Road.
Telford Road1.7 km
Keep right to take Telford Road/A902.
Telford Road131 m
Move right onto Hillhouse Road/A90.
Hillhouse Road463 m
Keep right to stay on A90.
A902.5 km
Take the exit.
Maybury Road57 m
Keep left to take Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road43 m
Keep right to stay on Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road306 m
Keep right to stay on Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road102 m
Keep right to stay on Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road126 m
Keep straight to stay on Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road354 m
Keep left to stay on Maybury Road/A902/E 15.
Maybury Road143 m
Turn right onto Glasgow Road/A8/E 15.
Glasgow Road291 m
Take the Gogar Roundabout exit onto A720 towards City Bypass/The South and East/South Gyle.
E 1593 m
Keep right to take E 15.
E 15119 m
Enter Gogar Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards City Bypass/The South and East.
Gogar Roundabout81 m
Exit the roundabout towards City Bypass/The South and East.
City of Edinburgh Bypass525 m
Keep right to stay on City of Edinburgh Bypass/A720/E 15.
City of Edinburgh Bypass143 m
Keep right to stay on City of Edinburgh Bypass/A720/E 15.
City of Edinburgh Bypass131 m
Keep right to stay on City of Edinburgh Bypass/A720/E 15.
City of Edinburgh Bypass7.0 km
Take the Dreghorn Junction ramp.
150 m
Take the Dreghorn Junction ramp.
65 m
Turn left onto Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link50 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dreghorn Link.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link393 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Redford Road/B701.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Redford Road/B701.
Redford Road431 m
Turn right onto Dreghorn Avenue.
Dreghorn Avenue135 m
Turn right onto Dreghorn Drive.
Dreghorn Drive430 m
Turn left onto Redford Road/B701.
Redford Road181 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dreghorn Link.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link392 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dreghorn Link.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link30 m
Turn right to stay on Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link180 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link180 m
Turn left to stay on Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link30 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dreghorn Link.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dreghorn Link.
Dreghorn Link393 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Redford Road/B701.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Redford Road/B701.
Redford Road442 m
Keep right to stay on Redford Road/B701.
Redford Road122 m
Keep right to stay on Redford Road/B701.
Redford Road754 m
Turn right onto Colinton Road.
Colinton Road1.0 km
Turn left to stay on Colinton Road.
Colinton Road57 m
Keep left to stay on Colinton Road.
Colinton Road514 m
Keep left to stay on Colinton Road.
Colinton Road546 m
Turn right onto Lockharton Avenue.
Lockharton Avenue228 m
Turn left onto Lockharton Crescent.
Lockharton Crescent75 m
Turn left onto Colinton Road.
Colinton Road680 m
Turn right onto Craiglockhart Avenue.
Craiglockhart Avenue642 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road41 m
Keep left to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road444 m
Keep left to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road1.1 km
Keep left to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road4.6 km
Turn left towards Balerno Village/Marchmont.
Bridge Road88 m
Keep right to stay on Bridge Road.
Bridge Road359 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Bridge Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridge Road.
Bridge Road359 m
Keep right to stay on Bridge Road.
Bridge Road88 m
Turn right towards Currie/Edinburgh.
Lanark Road West11 m
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road West/A70 towards Currie/Edinburgh.
Lanark Road West4.6 km
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road317 m
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road464 m
Turn right onto Hailes Grove.
Hailes Grove95 m
Turn left onto Hailes Terrace.
Hailes Terrace166 m
Turn left onto Hailes Avenue.
Hailes Avenue173 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road783 m
Turn right onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road516 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Clovenstone Roundabout78 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road466 m
Keep left to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road347 m
Turn left onto Westburn Avenue.
Westburn Avenue527 m
Turn right onto Baberton Mains Cottages.
Baberton Mains Cottages282 m
Move right onto Baberton Road.
Baberton Road603 m
Turn left to stay on Baberton Road.
Baberton Road44 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Baberton Road.
Baberton Road44 m
Turn right to stay on Baberton Road.
Baberton Road603 m
Move left onto Baberton Mains Cottages.
Baberton Mains Cottages282 m
Turn left onto Baberton Mains Hill.
Baberton Mains Hill537 m
Turn right onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road808 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Clovenstone Roundabout71 m
Exit the roundabout towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Wester Hailes Road19 m
Keep left to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701 towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Wester Hailes Road360 m
Move right towards City Centre/Lanark/Colinton/Currie.
Wester Hailes Road125 m
Keep right to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road19 m
Turn right onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road124 m
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road352 m
Turn right onto Foulis Crescent.
Foulis Crescent148 m
Keep right to stay on Foulis Crescent.
Foulis Crescent115 m
Turn right onto Baberton Crescent.
Baberton Crescent459 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road553 m
Keep right to stay on Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road337 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Edinburgh (Currie) · Route 10 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.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 4.2 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, 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.
Hermiston Park and Ride
Start near Hermiston Park and Ride.
St Nicholas Parish Church
Continue to St Nicholas Parish Church.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Cranley Nursery
Continue to Cranley Nursery.
Wester Hailes Baptist Church
Continue to Wester Hailes Baptist Church.
Dhamma Padipa Temple
Continue to Dhamma Padipa Temple.
Slateford
Continue to Slateford.
Rhema Church
Continue to Rhema Church.
St Stephens Comely Bank
Continue to St Stephens Comely Bank.
Bright Sparks
Continue to Bright Sparks.
Scottish Engineer
Continue to Scottish Engineer.
Maybury Road
Continue to Maybury Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Covenanters
Continue to Covenanters.
Craiglockhart Parish Church
Continue to Craiglockhart Parish Church.
Juniper Green Parish Church
Continue to Juniper Green Parish Church.
Woodhall Arms
Continue to Woodhall Arms.
Balerno Parish Church
Continue to Balerno Parish Church.
Balerno Parish Church Hall
Continue to Balerno Parish Church Hall.
Kinleith Mill
Continue to Kinleith Mill.
ODEON MULTIPLEX CINEMA
Finish back near ODEON MULTIPLEX CINEMA, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 16 turns · 4 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 14 turns · 2 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 12 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 70.1 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Edinburgh (Currie) test centre, not an official DVSA route.