Near Halifax test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 19 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 35.2 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, pubs, 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 83-step drive on real, named roads (about 35.2 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 Lane332 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 Road296 m
Turn right onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane163 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road251 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street221 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road73 m
Turn right onto Lemon Street.
Lemon Street76 m
Turn right onto Franklin Street.
Franklin Street69 m
Turn right onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street83 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road.
Queen's Road652 m
Turn right onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Burdock Way.
Burdock Way245 m
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A629/Ovenden Road.
Orange Street Roundabout20 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 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.
A581.2 km
Turn left onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street157 m
Turn left onto Bank Road.
Bank Road95 m
Turn left onto Norland Road.
Norland Road200 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road174 m
Turn right onto Town Hall Street/A58. Continue on A58.
A58420 m
Turn left onto Tuel Lane/A6139.
Tuel Lane137 m
Turn right onto Church View.
Church View191 m
Turn left.
75 m
Turn right onto Beech Road.
Beech Road70 m
Turn left onto Albert Road.
Albert Road40 m
Turn right onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue55 m
Turn left onto Claremont Street.
Claremont Street101 m
Turn left onto Clay Street.
Clay Street45 m
Turn right onto Albert Road.
Albert Road275 m
Turn right onto A646/Burnley Road.
A6462.2 km
Take the A58 exit on the right.
A582.1 km
Enter Orange Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A58/Burdock Way.
Orange Street Roundabout106 m
Exit the roundabout onto A58/Burdock Way.
A58230 m
Turn left towards Boothtown/Bankfield Museum.
A647752 m
Turn right onto Woodlands Road.
Woodlands Road227 m
Turn left onto Malton Street.
Malton Street156 m
Turn left onto Heap Street.
Heap Street185 m
Turn left onto Boothtown Road/A647.
Boothtown Road43 m
Turn right onto Salisbury Place.
Salisbury Place24 m
Turn left onto Beverley Terrace.
Beverley Terrace46 m
Turn left onto Beverley Place.
Beverley Place25 m
Turn left onto Boothtown Road/A647.
Boothtown Road270 m
Turn left onto Crown Road.
Crown Road246 m
Turn left onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane376 m
Turn left onto A629/Ovenden Road.
A62963 m
Turn right onto Ovenden Way.
Ovenden Way77 m
Turn left onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane94 m
Turn right to stay on Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane49 m
Turn right onto Rushworth Street.
Rushworth Street50 m
Move left onto Ovenden Close.
Ovenden Close78 m
Turn right onto Lawrence Street.
Lawrence Street51 m
Turn right onto Wheatley Lane.
Wheatley Lane192 m
Turn right onto Wheatley Road.
Wheatley Road1.3 km
Make a sharp left onto Long Lane.
Long Lane741 m
Turn right onto Brackenbed Lane.
Brackenbed Lane648 m
Turn left onto Mount Pellon.
Mount Pellon188 m
Turn left onto Pellon Lane.
Pellon Lane834 m
Turn right onto Raglan Street.
Raglan Street239 m
Turn right onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane212 m
Turn right to stay on Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane687 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hanson Lane.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane201 m
Turn left onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane227 m
Turn left onto Newstead Avenue.
Newstead Avenue183 m
Turn left onto Gibbet Street.
Gibbet Street245 m
Turn left onto Thrum Hall Lane.
Thrum Hall Lane293 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hanson Lane.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanson Lane.
Hanson Lane201 m
Turn right onto Spring Hall Lane.
Spring Hall Lane105 m
Turn left onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road168 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Halifax · Route 20 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 16.3 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.
Faizan-e-Madina
Start near Faizan-e-Madina.
Running Man
Continue to Running Man.
Salem Methodist Church
Continue to Salem Methodist Church.
Friendly Inn
Continue to Friendly Inn.
Moorside Garage
Continue to Moorside Garage.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Elim Church
Continue to Elim Church.
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy.
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
Continue to Bolton Brow Primary Academy.
Sacred Heart &St Patricks
Continue to Sacred Heart &St Patricks.
Christ Church
Continue to Christ Church.
Bar Francisca
Continue to Bar Francisca.
Peacock
Continue to Peacock.
Feathers
Continue to Feathers.
Mount Automotive Solutions
Continue to Mount Automotive Solutions.
All Soul's
Continue to All Soul's.
Boothtown Methodist Church
Continue to Boothtown Methodist Church.
St John the Baptist
Continue to St John the Baptist.
Madrasah Ghosia
Continue to Madrasah Ghosia.
St Augustine's Centre
Finish back near St Augustine's Centre, 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 35.2 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.