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Folkestone #1317 Free
Route 1317 covers 27.6 km in about 45 minutes as a single stage, the second longest route at this centre after route 1330. It heads out along Ashford Road through the villages of Saltwood, Sandling, Newington and Frogholt, then returns via St Martin's Plain, with limits from 20 up to 70 mph.
Watch Out For
- Long stretches of national speed road where you read bends and oncoming traffic early.
- Nine roundabouts where you give way to the right and signal left on exit.
- One school zone with a reduced limit and children near the crossing.
Route Features
- Twelve right turns against seven lefts, so plan your positioning early.
- A coastal stretch along Princes Parade.
- Six traffic light junctions across the loop.
Test Manoeuvres
- A pull up on the left near the test centre.
Key Tips
- Settle into the higher limits on Sandgate Hill without hesitating.
- Ease off for the reduced limit at the school zone.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive west on Palting Way. | 83 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right onto Trinity Road. | 91 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Jointon Road. | 114 yd | |
| 4 | Turn left onto A259/Earls Avenue. | 85 yd | |
| 5 | Turn right onto Grimston Gardens. | 96 yd | |
| 6 | Turn left onto Grimston Avenue. | 96 yd | |
| 7 | Turn right onto Bouverie Road West. | 64 yd | |
| 8 | Turn left onto Dixwell Road. | 168 yd | |
| 9 | Turn right onto A259/Sandgate Hill. Continue on A259. | 1.6 mi | |
| 10 | Turn left onto Princes Parade. | 74 yd | |
| 11 | Keep left to stay on Princes Parade. | 1.3 mi | |
| 12 | Bear right onto Twiss Road. | 576 yd | |
| 13 | Turn left onto A259/East Street. | 134 yd | |
| 14 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A259. | 932 yd | |
| 15 | Turn right onto A259/Scanlons Bridge Road. Continue on Scanlons Bridge Road. | 256 yd | |
| 16 | Turn right onto Barrack Hill. | 305 yd | |
| 17 | Turn right onto North Road. | 50 yd | |
| 18 | Turn left onto Hillcrest Road. | 68 yd | |
| 19 | Turn left onto Brockhill Road. | 1.8 mi | |
| 20 | Turn left onto Ashford Road/A20. | 818 yd | |
| 21 | Turn left to stay on Ashford Road/A20. | 148 yd | |
| 22 | Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Ashford Road/A20. | 520 yd | |
| 23 | Enter Stanford Interchange and take the 4th exit toward Channel Tunnel/Folkestone/Dover. | 4.7 mi | |
| 24 | Take exit 13 onto A20 toward Folkestone. | 475 yd | |
| 25 | Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A259. | 281 yd | |
| 26 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A259/Churchill Avenue. | 585 yd | |
| 27 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A259/Churchill Avenue. | 1280 yd | |
| 28 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hill Road/A260. | 497 yd | |
| 29 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A260. | 525 yd | |
| 30 | Turn right onto A260. | 696 yd | |
| 31 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dover Road/A2033. | 84 yd | |
| 32 | Bear left onto Radnor Bridge Road. | 23 yd | |
| 33 | Bear left onto Ryland Place. | 134 yd | |
| 34 | Turn right onto Tram Road/A260. | 86 yd | |
| 35 | Turn right onto London Street. | 6 yd | |
| 36 | Turn right onto Harbour Way. | 89 yd | |
| 37 | Turn right onto Radnor Bridge Road. | 23 yd | |
| 38 | Bear left onto Ryland Place. | 134 yd | |
| 39 | Turn right onto Tram Road/A260. | 439 yd | |
| 40 | Turn right onto Harbour Street/A2033. Continue on A2033. | 535 yd | |
| 41 | Turn left onto St John's Street. | 51 yd | |
| 42 | Turn left onto Clarence Street. | 210 yd | |
| 43 | Turn left onto Bradstone Road/A2033. Continue on A2033. | 204 yd | |
| 44 | Turn right onto Dover Road/A2033. | 14 yd | |
| 45 | Turn right onto Grace Hill/A2033. | 122 yd | |
| 46 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Shellons Street/A2033. | 434 yd | |
| 47 | Keep left to take A2033. | 372 yd | |
| 48 | Enter Castle Hill Avenue and take the 2nd exit onto Bouverie Road West. | 375 yd | |
| 49 | Turn right onto Trinity Road. | 51 yd |
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