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Glasgow (Shieldhall) · Route 12 · variant 2

Near Glasgow (Shieldhall) test centre

23.0 km
Distance
35 min
Duration
Challenging
Difficulty
19
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Moderate

Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 18 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

This is an independent 23.0 km practice route near Glasgow (Shieldhall) test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Alderman 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, 20 mph zones, 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 named junctions, shops, churches and stations, 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 Glasgow (Shieldhall) 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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

14
Left turns
4
Right turns
2
Roundabouts
5
Traffic lights
25
Total steps

Skills & features

6
Roundabouts
20, 30 mph
Speed limits
20
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Multiple roundabouts
  • 20 mph zones
  • Residential manoeuvres
  • Busy A-roads
  • Sustained concentration

Road mix

  • Minor roads 9.1 km
  • A-roads 5.5 km
  • Residential 5.4 km
  • service_other 0.5 km
  • Unclassified 0.1 km

Turn-by-turn directions

The full 59-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.

  1. Depart:

    Drive north on Ryvra Road.

    Ryvra Road29 m

  2. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road254 m

  3. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Alderman Road.

    Alderman Road61 m

  4. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Alderman Road.

    19 m

  5. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Alderman Road.

    Alderman Road137 m

  6. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Alderman Place.

    Alderman Place322 m

  7. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Alderman Road.

    Alderman Road94 m

  8. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Pikeman Road.

    Pikeman Road381 m

  9. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Athelstane Road.

    Athelstane Road750 m

  10. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Saxon Road.

    Saxon Road206 m

  11. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Knightswood Road.

    Knightswood Road340 m

  12. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road702 m

  13. Turn left:

    Turn left towards A82.

    Great Western Road1.0 km

  14. Turn left:

    Move left onto Archerhill Road.

    Archerhill Road1.1 km

  15. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Langley Avenue.

    Langley Avenue81 m

  16. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Clarion Road.

    Clarion Road219 m

  17. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Archerhill Road.

    Archerhill Road309 m

  18. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Waldemar Road.

    Waldemar Road204 m

  19. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Chaplet Avenue.

    Chaplet Avenue238 m

  20. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Archerhill Road.

    Archerhill Road312 m

  21. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Great Western Road/A82.

    Great Western Road942 m

  22. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Crow Road/A739.

    Crow Road202 m

  23. Turn right:

    Move right.

    92 m

  24. Keep right:

    Keep right at the fork.

    68 m

  25. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road23 m

  26. Turn left:

    Turn left towards A82.

    Great Western Road3.4 km

  27. Take exit:

    Take the exit.

    192 m

  28. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Duntreath Avenue.

    Duntreath Avenue472 m

  29. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Duntreath Drive.

    Duntreath Drive177 m

  30. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Duntreath Gardens.

    Duntreath Gardens24 m

  31. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Duntreath Gardens.

    Duntreath Gardens24 m

  32. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Duntreath Drive.

    Duntreath Drive177 m

  33. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Duntreath Avenue.

    Duntreath Avenue1.3 km

  34. Roundabout:

    Enter Alderman Road and take the 3rd exit onto Kelso Street.

    Alderman Road106 m

  35. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Kelso Street.

    Kelso Street64 m

  36. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Kelso Street.

    Kelso Street310 m

  37. U-turn:

    Make a left U-turn at Halley Street to stay on Kelso Street.

    Kelso Street303 m

  38. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Fulwood Avenue.

    Fulwood Avenue381 m

  39. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Dyke Road.

    Dyke Road263 m

  40. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Holehouse Drive.

    Holehouse Drive449 m

  41. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Polnoon Avenue.

    Polnoon Avenue419 m

  42. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road1.0 km

  43. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road257 m

  44. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Southbrae Drive.

    Southbrae Drive1.2 km

  45. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Chamberlain Road.

    Chamberlain Road453 m

  46. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Jordanhill Drive.

    Jordanhill Drive84 m

  47. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Munro Road.

    Munro Road172 m

  48. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Chamberlain Road.

    Chamberlain Road203 m

  49. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Woodend Drive.

    Woodend Drive349 m

  50. Turn right:

    Turn right onto King Edward Road.

    King Edward Road39 m

  51. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Woodend Lane.

    Woodend Lane42 m

  52. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Crow Lane.

    Crow Lane91 m

  53. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Southbrae Lane.

    Southbrae Lane41 m

  54. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Crow Road/A739.

    Crow Road608 m

  55. Keep left:

    Keep left at the fork.

    83 m

  56. Keep left:

    Keep left to take Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road1.3 km

  57. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Anniesland Road.

    Anniesland Road510 m

  58. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Ryvra Road.

    Ryvra Road406 m

  59. Arrive:

    You have arrived at your destination.

Directions for the Glasgow (Shieldhall) · Route 12 · variant 2 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Junctions & roundabouts

Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.

  • Alderman Road

Stations

Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.

  • Scotstounhill

Churches

Useful navigation anchors on the loop.

  • Knightswood Baptist Church
  • Knightswood St Margaret's Parish Church
  • Knightswood Church
  • St Brendan's Church Hall
  • St Brendan's RC Church

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • loco
  • Jonathan Harvey Funeral Directors
  • Londis
  • McDonald's

Watch out for

  • Multiple roundabouts

    Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.

  • 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.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Alderman Road

    Start near Alderman Road.

  2. loco

    Continue to loco.

  3. Jonathan Harvey Funeral Directors

    Continue to Jonathan Harvey Funeral Directors.

  4. Londis

    Continue to Londis.

  5. McDonald's

    Continue to McDonald's.

  6. Knightswood Baptist Church

    Continue to Knightswood Baptist Church.

  7. Co-operative Funeralcare

    Continue to Co-operative Funeralcare.

  8. No1 Style Studio

    Continue to No1 Style Studio.

  9. Knightswood St Margaret's Parish Church

    Continue to Knightswood St Margaret's Parish Church.

  10. Co-op Food

    Continue to Co-op Food.

  11. Knightswood Church

    Continue to Knightswood Church.

  12. Asian Tandoori

    Continue to Asian Tandoori.

  13. Range

    Continue to Range.

  14. St Brendan's Church Hall

    Continue to St Brendan's Church Hall.

  15. St Brendan's RC Church

    Continue to St Brendan's RC Church.

  16. USave

    Continue to USave.

  17. Scotstounhill

    Continue to Scotstounhill.

  18. Scotstounhill Post Office

    Continue to Scotstounhill Post Office.

  19. All Saints Scottish Episcopal Church

    Continue to All Saints Scottish Episcopal Church.

  20. Jordanhill Parish Church

    Finish back near Jordanhill Parish Church, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

This route is 23.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Glasgow (Shieldhall) test centre, not an official DVSA route.