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Colchester #2684 Pro

AUDrive
Online
29 Apr 2026
122
8.4 mi
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33 min
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10
10
2
8

This 8.4-mile, 33 minute single-stage route covers Old Heath, Handford Place and Lexden, with speeds from 30 mph to 40 mph. Its 8 traffic lights make it one of the busier routes for signals among the 17 from Colchester, although it has just 2 roundabouts.

Watch Out For

Route Features

  • 10 left turns, 10 right turns, 2 roundabouts and 8 traffic lights.
  • 6 pedestrian crossing points and 1 bike lane.
  • A stretch on the A1124, with several 40 mph waypoints.
  • Another school zone further north.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • Give way to the right at roundabouts and signal left on exit.
  • Practise the 8 traffic light junctions, since the turns split evenly between left and right.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive northeast. 110 yd
2 Turn left onto Grange Way. 289 yd
3 Turn left onto Whitehall Road. 212 yd
4 Turn right onto Old Heath Road. 1.2 mi
5 Bear left onto Magdalen Street/A134. 86 yd
6 Enter St Botolph's Circus and take the 2nd exit onto Southway/A134. 71 yd
7 Exit the roundabout onto Southway/A134. 741 yd
8 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Southway/A1124. 75 yd
9 Exit the roundabout onto Southway/A1124. Continue on A1124. 1.3 mi
10 Turn left onto Church Lane. 551 yd
11 Turn left onto Parsons Hill. 238 yd
12 Turn right onto De Vere Road. 276 yd
13 Turn left onto The Commons. 46 yd
14 Turn right onto Norman Way. 106 yd
15 Turn left onto Shrub End Road/B1022. 294 yd
16 Bear right onto Drury Road/B1026. Continue on B1026. 701 yd
17 Turn right onto Goojerat Road. 309 yd
18 Turn left onto Circular Road West. 56 yd
19 Turn right onto Circular Road North. 1075 yd
20 Turn right onto Mersea Road/B1025. 1544 yd
21 Turn left onto Abbot's Road. 386 yd
22 Turn left onto Old Heath Road. 319 yd
23 Turn right onto Whitehall Road. 212 yd
24 Turn right onto Grange Way. 290 yd
25 Turn right. 116 yd