Near Edinburgh (Currie) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 11 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 33.1 km practice loop 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 Riccarton Mains Road and Clovenstone 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, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 stations, named junctions, 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 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 78-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west on Bryce Road.
Bryce Road82 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Riccarton Mains Road.
78 m
Exit the roundabout onto Riccarton Mains Road.
Riccarton Mains Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Edinburgh/City Bypass.
90 m
Exit the roundabout towards Edinburgh/City Bypass.
Riccarton Mains Road307 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 Road244 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 3rd exit towards Lanark.
99 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 Place246 m
Move left onto Calder Drive.
Calder Drive196 m
Turn left to stay on Calder Drive.
Calder Drive265 m
Turn right onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road673 m
Make a right U-turn at Wester Hailes Road/B701 to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road686 m
Turn left onto Calder Drive.
Calder Drive308 m
Turn left onto Murrayburn Drive.
Murrayburn Drive656 m
Turn right onto Murrayburn Road.
Murrayburn Road42 m
Turn left 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 Road763 m
Enter Clovenstone Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Clovenstone Roundabout138 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road814 m
Make a right U-turn at Westburn Avenue to stay on Wester Hailes Road/B701.
Wester Hailes Road819 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.
B701859 m
Turn left onto Spylaw Avenue.
Spylaw Avenue102 m
Turn left onto Spylaw Park.
Spylaw Park219 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road/A70. Continue on A70.
A703.0 km
Turn right onto Curriehill Road.
Curriehill Road93 m
Turn left onto Pentland View.
Pentland View276 m
Turn right onto Pentland Avenue.
Pentland Avenue85 m
Turn right onto Dolphin Gardens East.
Dolphin Gardens East194 m
Turn right onto Pentland Place.
Pentland Place62 m
Turn left onto Pentland View.
Pentland View75 m
Turn right onto Curriehill Road.
Curriehill Road93 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road West/A70. Continue on A70.
A703.1 km
Turn right onto Spylaw Bank Road.
Spylaw Bank Road110 m
Move right onto Spylaw Avenue.
Spylaw Avenue111 m
Turn right onto Spylaw Park.
Spylaw Park219 m
Turn right towards City Centre/Slateford/Dalry.
Lanark Road539 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 Road814 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 Road604 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 Road604 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 Road809 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 Road524 m
Turn right onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road477 m
Turn right onto Foulis Crescent.
Foulis Crescent263 m
Turn right onto Baberton Crescent.
Baberton Crescent459 m
Turn left onto Lanark Road/A70.
Lanark Road1.0 km
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. Continue on A70.
A703.1 km
Turn right onto Bryce Road.
Bryce Road236 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Edinburgh (Currie) · Route 14 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 Clovenstone Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 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.
Hermiston Park and Ride
Start near Hermiston Park and Ride.
Riccarton Mains Road
Continue to Riccarton Mains Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Nicholas Parish Church
Continue to St Nicholas Parish Church.
St Nicholas Parish Church Gardens
Continue to St Nicholas Parish Church Gardens.
ODEON MULTIPLEX CINEMA
Continue to ODEON MULTIPLEX CINEMA.
Clovenstone Roundabout
Continue to Clovenstone Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Wester Hailes Baptist Church
Continue to Wester Hailes Baptist Church.
Cranley Nursery
Continue to Cranley Nursery.
Juniper Green Parish Church
Continue to Juniper Green Parish Church.
Tanners
Continue to Tanners.
Our Lady, Mother Of The Church
Continue to Our Lady, Mother Of The Church.
Riccarton Inn
Continue to Riccarton Inn.
Woodhall Arms
Continue to Woodhall Arms.
KeyStore
Continue to KeyStore.
Pentland View Park
Continue to Pentland View Park.
Juniper Beauty Room
Continue to Juniper Beauty Room.
Kinleith Mill
Continue to Kinleith Mill.
Scotmid
Continue to Scotmid.
Clearview Opticians
Finish back near Clearview Opticians, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 16 turns · 4 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 10 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 14 turns · 2 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 12 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 33.1 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.