Near Halifax test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 17 turns and 8 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 49.3 km practice loop near Halifax test centre, taking roughly 40 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 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 churches, shops, pubs 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 Halifax 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 107-step drive on real, named roads (about 49.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Cross Street West.
Cross Street West64 m
Turn right onto Pellon New Road.
Pellon New Road17 m
Turn right onto Highgate Gardens.
Highgate Gardens412 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane616 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Drive.
Spring Hall Drive204 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane94 m
Turn left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road275 m
Turn left onto Parkinson Lane.
Parkinson Lane54 m
Turn left onto West End Road.
West End Road151 m
Turn left onto Hopwood Lane.
Hopwood Lane107 m
Turn left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road95 m
Turn left onto Mile Cross Gardens.
Mile Cross Gardens36 m
Turn left to stay on Mile Cross Gardens.
Mile Cross Gardens67 m
Turn right onto Hopwood Lane.
Hopwood Lane676 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road236 m
Turn left onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street83 m
Turn left onto Franklin Street.
Franklin Street69 m
Turn left onto Lemon Street.
Lemon Street76 m
Turn right onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road722 m
Turn left onto King Cross Road.
King Cross Road225 m
Move left onto A58/Aachen Way.
A58165 m
Turn right onto Hyde Park.
Hyde Park108 m
Turn left onto Laurel Bank.
Laurel Bank266 m
Turn left onto Hyde Park Road.
Hyde Park Road23 m
Turn right onto Haugh Shaw Road.
Haugh Shaw Road24 m
Turn right.
37 m
Turn left onto A58/Aachen Way.
A58264 m
Keep left to stay on A58/Aachen Way.
A5855 m
Take the A646 exit towards Elland/Huddersfield.
A646330 m
Turn right onto Wakefield Gate.
Wakefield Gate61 m
Turn left onto Skircoat Moor Close.
Skircoat Moor Close88 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Skircoat Moor Close.
Skircoat Moor Close88 m
Turn right onto Wakefield Gate.
Wakefield Gate61 m
Turn left onto A646/Skircoat Moor Road. Continue on A646.
A646288 m
Turn left towards Rochdale/Sowerby Bridge.
A581.5 km
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road184 m
Turn left onto Oxford Street.
Oxford Street54 m
Turn left onto Nelson Street.
Nelson Street193 m
Turn left onto Upper Bolton Brow/A58. Continue on A58.
A581.4 km
Move left onto Rochdale Road/A58.
Rochdale Road58 m
Turn right onto A646/Dryclough Lane. Continue on A646.
A646212 m
Turn left onto Free School Lane.
Free School Lane1.3 km
Turn left onto Heath Road.
Heath Road293 m
Turn right onto A629/Skircoat Road. Continue on A629.
A629337 m
Move right onto Skircoat Green Road.
Skircoat Green Road140 m
Turn right onto Heath Lane.
Heath Lane191 m
Turn left onto Linden Road.
Linden Road196 m
Turn left onto Bath Road.
Bath Road84 m
Turn left onto Heath Road.
Heath Road316 m
Turn left onto Free School Lane.
Free School Lane225 m
Turn left onto Heath Street.
Heath Street160 m
Turn right.
89 m
Turn right onto Manor Drive.
Manor Drive168 m
Turn right onto Free School Lane.
Free School Lane510 m
Turn left onto A629/Skircoat Road. Continue on A629.
A629853 m
Move left onto A629/Fountain Street. Continue on A629.
A629522 m
Turn left onto A629/Orange Street.
A629150 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A629/Ovenden Road.
Orange Street Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Ovenden Road.
A6292.2 km
Move right onto Shay Lane.
Shay Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Heathy Lane.
Heathy Lane545 m
Move left onto Whitehill Road.
Whitehill Road43 m
Turn right onto Highlands Lane.
Highlands Lane187 m
Turn right onto Moor Bottom Road.
Moor Bottom Road14 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane438 m
Turn right onto The Fairway.
The Fairway258 m
Turn left onto Valley Way.
Valley Way150 m
Turn right onto Riley Lane.
Riley Lane67 m
Turn left onto Holdsworth Road.
Holdsworth Road1.9 km
Move left onto A629/Ovenden Road.
A6292.2 km
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A58/Burnley/Sowerby Bridge.
Orange Street Roundabout178 m
Exit the roundabout towards A58/Burnley/Sowerby Bridge.
A581.9 km
Keep left to stay on A58.
A58673 m
Move left onto Pye Nest Road/A6142.
Pye Nest Road855 m
Move left onto Bolton Brow/A58. Continue on A58.
A581.0 km
Move right onto Sowerby Street.
Sowerby Street152 m
Turn left to stay on Sowerby Street.
Sowerby Street143 m
Move left onto Syke Lane.
Syke Lane49 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Syke Lane.
Syke Lane49 m
Move right onto Quarry Hill.
Quarry Hill143 m
Turn right onto Sowerby Street.
Sowerby Street153 m
Move left onto West Street/A58. Continue on A58.
A581.0 km
Move right onto Pye Nest Road/A6142.
Pye Nest Road858 m
Turn right onto Rochdale Road/A58.
Rochdale Road546 m
Take the exit on the right.
A5875 m
Turn right onto A646/Dryclough Lane. Continue on A646.
A646189 m
Turn left onto Free School Lane.
Free School Lane2.2 km
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street824 m
Turn left onto Broad Street.
Broad Street216 m
Turn right onto A629/Orange Street.
A629163 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A629/Ovenden Road.
Orange Street Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Ovenden Road. Continue on A629.
A6294.7 km
Turn right onto Royd Lane.
Royd Lane50 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Royd Lane.
Royd Lane50 m
Turn left onto A629/Keighley Road. Continue on A629.
A6294.7 km
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A629/Orange Street.
Orange Street Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Orange Street.
A629159 m
Turn left onto Broad Street.
Broad Street185 m
Make a right U-turn at Winding Road to stay on Broad Street.
Broad Street226 m
Turn right onto A629/Orange Street.
A629163 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A629/Orange Street.
Orange Street Roundabout230 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Orange Street.
A629159 m
Turn left onto Broad Street.
Broad Street185 m
Make a right U-turn at Winding Road to stay on Broad Street.
Broad Street380 m
Turn right onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane1.9 km
Turn left onto Stretchgate Lane.
Stretchgate Lane215 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Halifax · 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
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 20.3 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 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.
Jamia Masjid Ahl-e-hadith
Start near Jamia Masjid Ahl-e-hadith.
Faizan-e-Madina
Continue to Faizan-e-Madina.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
St. Jude's Church
Continue to St. Jude's Church.
Heath United Reformed Church
Continue to Heath United Reformed Church.
New Beginnings Community Church
Continue to New Beginnings Community Church.
1904 @ Dean Clough
Continue to 1904 @ Dean Clough.
Go Local
Continue to Go Local.
Elim Church
Continue to Elim Church.
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy.
Sacred Heart &St Patricks
Continue to Sacred Heart &St Patricks.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Shepherds Rest
Continue to Shepherds Rest.
Old Post Office
Continue to Old Post Office.
Two for Joy
Continue to Two for Joy.
Moorside Garage
Continue to Moorside Garage.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Percy Shaw
Continue to Percy Shaw.
Running Man
Continue to Running Man.
Fountain Head Inn
Finish back near Fountain Head Inn, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 15 turns · 7 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 49.3 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Halifax test centre, not an official DVSA route.