Free driving test routes

Cheltenham Driving Test Routes

7 free practice routes around Cheltenham driving test centre, heading north, north-east, south-east, south and west — 99.5 km of local roads in total. View every route on the map, download it as a GPX file or open it straight in Apple Maps or Google Maps. Free, with no account needed.

Free routes

100 km

Of practice roads

46.7%

Pass rate (2024/25)

15 wks

Typical test wait

North route 1
North route 2
North-east route
South-east route
South route 1
South route 2
West route

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One GPX file with every route. Open a single route below for Apple Maps, Google Maps, KML, GeoJSON, TCX and CSV.

All 7 Cheltenham routes

North route 114.9 km · ~37 min · 38 traffic lights · 3 crossings North route 214.9 km · ~39 min · 38 traffic lights · 3 crossings North-east route12.0 km · ~28 min · 24 traffic lights · 2 crossings South-east route13.7 km · ~33 min · 28 traffic lights · 1 dual carriageway South route 113.4 km · ~37 min · 32 traffic lights · 3 roundabouts South route 215.0 km · ~37 min · 31 traffic lights · 2 level crossings West route15.6 km · ~37 min · 50 traffic lights · 6 crossings

Practising for your test at Cheltenham

Examiners at Cheltenham draw on the same local road network for every test. Across these routes you'll meet 241 sets of traffic lights, 17 pedestrian crossings and 9 roundabouts. Drive each route a few times with your instructor or a supervising driver, then try them in a different order so you are reading the road rather than remembering it. The typical wait for a test at Cheltenham is around 15 weeks (May 2026), which gives you time to cover every route.

Before you book

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Frequently asked questions

Are these the real Cheltenham driving test routes?

The DVSA stopped publishing official test routes in 2010, so nobody can promise the exact route your examiner will choose. These 7 routes are built from the roads around Cheltenham test centre and approved in the DriveSidekick app, so they cover the junctions, roundabouts and road types examiners use locally.

Are the Cheltenham test routes really free?

Yes. Every route on this page is free to view, download and drive. There is no sign-up, no payment and no limit on downloads.

How do I put a Cheltenham test route on my iPhone?

Open a route and tap "Open in Apple Maps" to load it as a multi-stop journey, or "Open in Google Maps". Apple Maps can't import GPX files, but apps like Google My Maps (via the KML download), OsmAnd and most sat-navs can.

Which GPX apps work with these routes?

The GPX files contain both a route and a track, so they work with TomTom, Garmin, OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Locus, gpx.studio, Komoot and most other sat-nav or mapping apps. We also offer KML, GeoJSON, TCX and CSV.

What is the pass rate at Cheltenham?

The pass rate at Cheltenham was 46.7% in 2024/25 according to DVSA statistics. See the full breakdown in our Cheltenham test centre guide.

Turn-by-turn navigation for every Cheltenham route

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Routes: DriveSidekick, generated with Mapbox and OpenStreetMap road data and approved in the app (snapshot 2026-10-08). Pass rate: DVSA car driving test data by test centre (Open Government Licence). Not affiliated with the DVSA.