Near Halifax test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.9 km practice loop near Halifax test centre, taking roughly 45 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 dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, 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 17 catalogued landmarks, including pubs, 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 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 60-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.9 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 Gardens105 m
Turn right onto Stretchgate Lane.
Stretchgate Lane159 m
Turn right onto Sutcliffe Street.
Sutcliffe Street181 m
Turn right onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road384 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane651 m
Turn left onto Newstead Avenue.
Newstead Avenue183 m
Turn left onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street558 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road652 m
Turn left onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane272 m
Turn right to stay on Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane188 m
Turn right onto Brackenbed Lane.
Brackenbed Lane648 m
Turn right onto Hebble Lane.
Hebble Lane575 m
Turn right onto Shroggs Road.
Shroggs Road716 m
Turn right onto Lee Bridge.
Lee Bridge140 m
Turn left onto Lee Bank.
Lee Bank19 m
Turn left to stay on Lee Bank.
Lee Bank19 m
Move right onto Lee Bridge.
Lee Bridge122 m
Turn left onto Shroggs Road.
Shroggs Road962 m
Move left onto Wheatley Road.
Wheatley Road866 m
Make a sharp right onto Denfield Lane.
Denfield Lane385 m
Turn right onto Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way758 m
Turn left onto Friendly Fold Road.
Friendly Fold Road305 m
Turn left onto A629/Ovenden Road. Continue on A629.
A6293.4 km
Turn left onto Field Head Lane.
Field Head Lane356 m
Keep left to stay on Field Head Lane.
Field Head Lane76 m
Move left onto White Gate.
White Gate328 m
Move left onto Mixenden Lane.
Mixenden Lane664 m
Turn right onto Straight Lane.
Straight Lane364 m
Turn right onto Jumples.
Jumples193 m
Turn right onto Mixenden Road.
Mixenden Road713 m
Turn left onto Hollins Lane.
Hollins Lane164 m
Turn right onto Clough Lane.
Clough Lane249 m
Turn right onto Mixenden Road.
Mixenden Road247 m
Turn right onto Hollins Lane.
Hollins Lane164 m
Turn left onto Clough Lane.
Clough Lane671 m
Turn left onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road1.2 km
Turn left to stay on Moor End Road.
Moor End Road2.1 km
Turn right onto Sandbeds Road.
Sandbeds Road32 m
Turn left onto Sandbeds Terrace.
Sandbeds Terrace21 m
Turn left to stay on Sandbeds Terrace.
Sandbeds Terrace28 m
Turn left onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road2.1 km
Turn left onto Heath Hill Road.
Heath Hill Road1.5 km
Move left onto Roils Head Road.
Roils Head Road830 m
Turn left onto Gleanings Avenue.
Gleanings Avenue168 m
Turn right to stay on Gleanings Avenue.
Gleanings Avenue218 m
Turn left onto Paddock Lane.
Paddock Lane328 m
Turn left onto Vicar Park Road.
Vicar Park Road232 m
Turn left onto Roils Head Road.
Roils Head Road281 m
Move left onto Highroad Well Lane.
Highroad Well Lane849 m
Turn right onto Albert Road.
Albert Road131 m
Turn left onto Albert Drive.
Albert Drive226 m
Move right onto Sandbeds Road.
Sandbeds Road247 m
Turn right onto Moor End Road.
Moor End Road504 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane82 m
Turn right onto Long Lover Lane.
Long Lover Lane215 m
Move right onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road85 m
Turn left onto Stretchgate Lane.
Stretchgate Lane123 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Halifax · Route 19 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.
Dual-carriageway join
About 3.4 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.
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 17 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Fountain Head Inn
Start near Fountain Head Inn.
New Street
Continue to New Street.
Faizan-e-Madina
Continue to Faizan-e-Madina.
Friendly Inn
Continue to Friendly Inn.
Moorside Garage
Continue to Moorside Garage.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Illingworth Fire Station
Continue to Illingworth Fire Station.
Amaans Pizza
Continue to Amaans Pizza.
Mixenden Mini Mart
Continue to Mixenden Mini Mart.
My China Dragon
Continue to My China Dragon.
Sizzlers Pizza & Balti House
Continue to Sizzlers Pizza & Balti House.
Taylors Food Store
Continue to Taylors Food Store.
Stone Chair
Continue to Stone Chair.
Broadwood School
Continue to Broadwood School.
Spring Head
Continue to Spring Head.
Pellon Baptist Church
Finish back near Pellon Baptist Church, 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
2 roundabouts · 15 turns · 7 sets of lights
This route is 27.9 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Halifax test centre, not an official DVSA route.