Near Halifax test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 15 turns and 7 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 44.7 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 schools, pubs, shops and churches, 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 87-step drive on real, named roads (about 44.7 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 Lane824 m
Turn left onto Warley Road.
Warley Road512 m
Turn right onto Plane Tree Nest Lane.
Plane Tree Nest Lane368 m
Make a sharp left onto Trimmingham Lane.
Trimmingham Lane104 m
Turn left onto A646/Burnley Road.
A646620 m
Take the exit on the right.
A646127 m
Turn right onto A646/Dryclough Lane. Continue on A646.
A646315 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.
A646317 m
Move left towards Burley/Hebden Bridge/Todmorden.
A646133 m
Turn right onto Warley Road.
Warley Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street1.7 km
Make a sharp right onto Workhouse Lane.
Workhouse Lane462 m
Move left onto Heath Hill Road.
Heath Hill Road1.5 km
Move right onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road735 m
Turn left.
134 m
Turn right.
107 m
Turn left.
77 m
Turn right onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road735 m
Turn left to stay on Moor End Road.
Moor End Road2.4 km
Turn left onto Stretchgate Lane.
Stretchgate Lane63 m
Move right onto Mount Pellon.
Mount Pellon40 m
Turn right to stay on Mount Pellon.
Mount Pellon51 m
Turn left onto Brackenbed Lane.
Brackenbed Lane648 m
Turn right onto Hebble Lane.
Hebble Lane182 m
Turn left onto Hill Park Avenue.
Hill Park Avenue133 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hill Park Avenue.
Hill Park Avenue133 m
Turn left onto Hebble Lane.
Hebble Lane393 m
Turn right onto Shroggs Road.
Shroggs Road851 m
Turn right onto A629/Ovenden Road.
A629634 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A629/Orange Street.
Orange Street Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Orange Street.
A629174 m
Turn right onto A629/Broad Street. Continue on A629.
A629491 m
Keep right to stay on A629.
A629369 m
Turn left onto Hunger Hill.
Hunger Hill476 m
Move left onto Swan Bank Lane.
Swan Bank Lane117 m
Move right onto Trooper Lane.
Trooper Lane56 m
Move left onto Jubilee Street.
Jubilee Street121 m
Turn left onto Swan Bank Lane.
Swan Bank Lane236 m
Move right onto Water Lane.
Water Lane259 m
Turn right onto South Parade.
South Parade253 m
Move left onto New Road.
New Road242 m
Turn left onto Clare Road.
Clare Road168 m
Turn right onto Prescott Street.
Prescott Street82 m
Turn right onto A629/Portland Place.
A629213 m
Move left onto A629/Fountain Street. Continue on A629.
A629174 m
Turn left onto Bull Green.
Bull Green276 m
Continue on King Cross Street.
King Cross Street1.2 km
Keep left to take A58.
A58673 m
Move left onto Pye Nest Road/A6142.
Pye Nest Road855 m
Move left onto Bolton Brow/A58. Continue on A58.
A581.6 km
Turn right onto Jerry Lane.
Jerry Lane204 m
Turn right onto Haugh End Lane.
Haugh End Lane9 m
Turn right onto Fore Lane.
Fore Lane7 m
Turn left onto Quarry Hill.
Quarry Hill274 m
Turn right onto Sowerby Street.
Sowerby Street153 m
Move left onto West Street/A58. Continue on A58.
A582.6 km
Move left onto Rochdale Road/A58. Continue on A58.
A582.0 km
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A629/Orange Street.
Orange Street Roundabout165 m
Exit the roundabout onto A629/Orange Street.
A629159 m
Turn left onto Broad Street.
Broad Street185 m
Turn right onto Winding Road.
Winding Road347 m
Turn left onto King Street.
King Street159 m
Move right onto Cripplegate.
Cripplegate87 m
Turn left onto Bank Bottom.
Bank Bottom150 m
Turn left onto Charlestown Road.
Charlestown Road705 m
Move left.
51 m
Turn right.
109 m
Turn right to take the A58 ramp.
A58387 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A629/Ovenden Road.
Orange Street Roundabout168 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 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 17 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 17.4 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.
Warley Road Primary Academy
Start near Warley Road Primary Academy.
Brown Cow
Continue to Brown Cow.
Spring Head
Continue to Spring Head.
Broadwood School
Continue to Broadwood School.
Fountain Head Inn
Continue to Fountain Head Inn.
Maggie's
Continue to Maggie's.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
New Beginnings Community Church
Continue to New Beginnings Community Church.
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.
William IV
Continue to William IV.
Salem Methodist Church
Continue to Salem Methodist Church.
Old Post Office
Continue to Old Post Office.
1904 @ Dean Clough
Continue to 1904 @ Dean Clough.
Friendly Inn
Continue to Friendly Inn.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Mezzy Muscle
Continue to Mezzy Muscle.
Running Man
Continue to Running Man.
New Street
Finish back near New Street, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 8 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 44.7 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.