Near Elgin test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 15 roundabouts and 15 turns across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 58.7 km practice loop near Elgin test centre, taking roughly 50 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 Lhanbryde West 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 independent driving. 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, shops and schools, 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 Elgin 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 167-step drive on real, named roads (about 58.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north on Trinity Road.
Trinity Road51 m
Turn left onto Boroughbriggs Road.
Boroughbriggs Road287 m
Turn left onto Haugh Road.
Haugh Road281 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road.
A96309 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96447 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queen Street.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queen Street.
Queen Street145 m
Turn right onto Institution Road.
Institution Road226 m
Turn left onto Duff Avenue.
Duff Avenue345 m
Turn left onto Maisondieu Road.
Maisondieu Road145 m
Turn left onto Seafield Street.
Seafield Street364 m
Turn left onto Institution Road.
Institution Road150 m
Turn left onto Duff Avenue.
Duff Avenue345 m
Turn left onto Maisondieu Road.
Maisondieu Road559 m
Move left.
18 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A96.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96414 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96245 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Moycroft Road.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moycroft Road.
Moycroft Road310 m
Turn right onto Chanonry Road North.
Chanonry Road North133 m
Turn right onto Chanonry Street.
Chanonry Street160 m
Turn right onto Chanonry Road South.
Chanonry Road South127 m
Turn left onto Moycroft Road.
Moycroft Road147 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96254 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96414 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96297 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road. Continue on A96.
A96446 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road.
A96313 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road.
A96127 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northfield Terrace/A941.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northfield Terrace/A941. Continue on A941.
A941938 m
Enter Laichmoray Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto New Elgin Road/A941.
Laichmoray Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Elgin Road/A941.
New Elgin Road258 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Linkwood Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Linkwood Road.
Linkwood Road930 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Thornhill Road.
77 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road71 m
Turn right onto Robertson Drive.
Robertson Drive168 m
Turn right onto Robertson Street.
Robertson Street46 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Robertson Street.
Robertson Street46 m
Turn left onto Robertson Drive.
Robertson Drive168 m
Turn left onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Reiket Lane.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Reiket Lane.
Reiket Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A96.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.9 km
Enter Lhanbryde West Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
Lhanbryde West Roundabout58 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.1 km
Enter Lhanbryde East Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto St Andrew's Road.
Lhanbryde East Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Andrew's Road.
St Andrew's Road19 m
Turn left to stay on St Andrew's Road.
St Andrew's Road41 m
Turn right.
61 m
Turn right onto Robertson Road.
Robertson Road334 m
Turn left onto Glenesk Road.
Glenesk Road173 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Glenesk Road.
Glenesk Road173 m
Turn right onto Robertson Road.
Robertson Road334 m
Turn left.
61 m
Turn left onto St Andrew's Road.
St Andrew's Road60 m
Enter Lhanbryde East Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
Lhanbryde East Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.1 km
Enter Lhanbryde West Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
Lhanbryde West Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Reiket Lane.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Reiket Lane.
Reiket Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thornhill Road.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road71 m
Turn right onto Robertson Drive.
Robertson Drive168 m
Turn right onto Robertson Street.
Robertson Street46 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Robertson Street.
Robertson Street46 m
Turn left onto Robertson Drive.
Robertson Drive168 m
Turn left onto Thornhill Road.
Thornhill Road70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Reiket Lane.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Reiket Lane.
Reiket Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A96.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.9 km
Enter Lhanbryde West Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto St Andrew's Road.
Lhanbryde West Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Andrew's Road.
St Andrew's Road823 m
Turn left onto Garmouth Road.
Garmouth Road429 m
Turn right to stay on Garmouth Road.
Garmouth Road41 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Garmouth Road.
Garmouth Road41 m
Turn left to stay on Garmouth Road.
Garmouth Road429 m
Turn right onto St Andrew's Road.
St Andrew's Road772 m
Move left.
51 m
Enter Lhanbryde West Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A96.
Lhanbryde West Roundabout64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A961.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Reiket Lane.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Reiket Lane.
Reiket Lane283 m
Turn right onto Pinefield Crescent.
Pinefield Crescent60 m
Turn left onto St. Andrews Road.
St. Andrews Road100 m
Turn right to stay on St. Andrews Road.
St. Andrews Road95 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on St. Andrews Road.
St. Andrews Road95 m
Turn left to stay on St. Andrews Road.
St. Andrews Road101 m
Turn right onto Pinefield Crescent.
Pinefield Crescent60 m
Turn left onto Reiket Lane.
Reiket Lane275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96587 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96254 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96414 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
3 m
Exit the roundabout.
19 m
Move left onto Maisondieu Road.
Maisondieu Road211 m
Turn left onto Victoria Crescent.
Victoria Crescent92 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road152 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Victoria Road.
Victoria Road152 m
Turn right onto Victoria Crescent.
Victoria Crescent93 m
Turn right onto Maisondieu Road.
Maisondieu Road211 m
Move left.
18 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96.
A96297 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greyfriars Street.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greyfriars Street.
Greyfriars Street312 m
Turn left onto Moss Street.
Moss Street266 m
Turn right onto Alma Place.
Alma Place204 m
Turn left onto South Guildry Street.
South Guildry Street211 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A941.
Station Road217 m
Enter Laichmoray Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Moss Street.
Laichmoray Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Moss Street.
Moss Street531 m
Turn right onto Greyfriars Street.
Greyfriars Street311 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road. Continue on A96.
A96446 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cumming Street/A941.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cumming Street/A941. Continue on A941.
A941772 m
Turn left onto Morriston Road/B9012.
Morriston Road210 m
Turn right onto Duffus Road/B9012. Continue on B9012.
B90127.4 km
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road242 m
Turn right onto Northfield.
Northfield178 m
Turn right.
68 m
Turn right onto Saint Peter's Road.
Saint Peter's Road179 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road172 m
Turn left onto Hopeman Road/B9012. Continue on B9012.
B90127.4 km
Turn left onto Morriston Road/B9012.
Morriston Road209 m
Turn right onto North Street/A941. Continue on A941.
A941770 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road.
A96313 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road.
A96127 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Street.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street.
High Street204 m
Move right onto Batchen Street.
Batchen Street131 m
Turn left onto South Street.
South Street218 m
Turn left onto Greyfriars Street.
Greyfriars Street311 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96/Alexandra Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A96/Alexandra Road. Continue on A96.
A96446 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cumming Street/A941.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cumming Street/A941.
Cumming Street233 m
Turn left onto Boroughbriggs Road.
Boroughbriggs Road210 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Elgin · Route 11 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 Lhanbryde West Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 21.0 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 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.
Elgin Bus Station
Start near Elgin Bus Station.
St. Sylvester's Church
Continue to St. Sylvester's Church.
Horizon Blinds
Continue to Horizon Blinds.
Alexander Wallace
Continue to Alexander Wallace.
Speyside Wing
Continue to Speyside Wing.
T Block
Continue to T Block.
Cottar Hoose
Continue to Cottar Hoose.
Moray College UHI - Technology Centre
Continue to Moray College UHI - Technology Centre.
Peugeot
Continue to Peugeot.
Lhanbryde West Roundabout
Continue to Lhanbryde West Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Lhanbryde War Memorial
Continue to Lhanbryde War Memorial.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Convent Rose Garden
Continue to Convent Rose Garden.
River Church
Continue to River Church.
Elgin Tennis Club
Continue to Elgin Tennis Club.
Scotmid
Continue to Scotmid.
Duffus Parish Church
Continue to Duffus Parish Church.
RCCG Jesus House Elgin, The Antioch Church
Continue to RCCG Jesus House Elgin, The Antioch Church.
White Horse
Finish back near White Horse, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 16 turns
14 turns
9 roundabouts · 17 turns
6 roundabouts · 21 turns
This route is 58.7 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Elgin test centre, not an official DVSA route.