Castle Douglas test routes

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Practice routes around Castle Douglas driving test centre: how long they are, the roads they use, roundabouts and speed limits.

In short: Castle Douglas has 7 practice routes. A typical route is 5.8 miles and takes about 16 minutes (5.3–7.1 miles, 14–19 minutes). Expect about 4.9 roundabouts per route, fewer than 60% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (53%), and the roads used most are King Street and Ernespie Road.

Updated 10 September 2026 · Source: the practice routes in the Driving Test Routes app. How these figures work

Castle Douglas test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Castle Douglas

How many of the 7 practice routes use each road.

• King Street7 of 7
• Ernespie Road7 of 7
• Carlingwark Street6 of 7
• Dunmuir Road4 of 7
• Meadow View4 of 7
• Queen Street4 of 7
• Castle Douglas Bypass4 of 7
• Cotton Street4 of 7

Speed limits on the Castle Douglas routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 30 mph53%
• 60 mph47%

What to practise for Castle Douglas

• Roundabouts: about 4.9 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Faster roads too: 47% of the distance is at 50 mph or more. Practise joining, keeping a safe gap and making progress.

Test centres near Castle Douglas

• Dumfries test routes · 16.3 miles
• Newton Stewart test routes · 21.8 miles
• Workington test routes · 25.4 miles
• Cumnock test routes · 37.9 miles
• Carlisle test routes · 39.1 miles
• Girvan test routes · 42.2 miles

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