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Free driving test route · Lochgilphead

Lochgilphead South route

This 13.5 km (8.4 mile) loop starts and finishes at Lochgilphead driving test centre and heads south from the centre, taking about 19 minutes to drive. Along the way you'll meet 2 give-way junctions and 1 dual carriageway section — the kind of junctions and road types examiners use around Lochgilphead.

13.5 km

Distance

19 min

Typical drive time

2

Give ways

1

Dual carriageway

The dark dot marks the start and finish at Lochgilphead test centre. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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How to use these files on your phone or sat-nav
iPhone — Apple Maps
Tap Open in Apple Maps. Apple Maps can't import GPX files, so the link plots the route as a multi-stop journey. If your iOS version only shows the first stop, use Drive it in legs.
iPhone or Android — Google Maps
Tap Open in Google Maps. Google allows up to 9 stops per link, so we add evenly spaced points that keep Google on our roads. For the exact line, import the KML into Google My Maps (mymaps.google.com → Create → Import).
Android — OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Locus
Download the GPX and open it from your Downloads folder; choose "follow track" or "navigate route".
Garmin, TomTom and other sat-navs
Download the GPX (or TCX for older Garmin devices) and copy it on with Garmin Express / BaseCamp or TomTom MyDrive. The file contains a navigable route and a track.
Developers and GIS
GeoJSON and CSV give you the raw coordinates (WGS84) for QGIS, geojson.io or your own app.

What's on this route

Give ways2
Dual carriageway1

Counts come from road data along the route. Spend extra time on the give ways — they make up the biggest share of this drive.

Practising this route

Driving test examiners at Lochgilphead use a mix of local roads to see how you cope with real traffic: junctions, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings and faster roads. Lochgilphead's pass rate is 62.5% (2024/25, DVSA), so practising the local roads is time well spent. Drive this route with an instructor or a supervising driver who is over 21 and has held a full licence for three years, and repeat it until the tricky junctions feel routine.

Not an official DVSA route

The DVSA stopped publishing test routes in 2010. This is a practice route built from the roads around Lochgilphead test centre and approved in the DriveSidekick app. Your actual test may use different roads. Always follow road signs, the Highway Code and your supervising driver.

More free routes from Lochgilphead

North route10.0 km · ~25 min · 2 give ways · 1 dual carriageway East route11.5 km · ~30 min · 2 give ways · 1 dual carriageway South-east route11.5 km · ~29 min · 2 give ways · 1 dual carriageway South-west route11.6 km · ~15 min · 2 give ways · 1 dual carriageway West route9.1 km · ~19 min · 3 dual carriageway · 2 give ways North-west route9.1 km · ~19 min · 3 dual carriageway · 2 give ways

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Before you book at Lochgilphead

Lochgilphead test centre guide62.5% pass rate Waiting times at Lochgilphead~18 weeks Free routes for other test centresAll centres

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