Gaithersburg (Montgomery), Maryland MVA Driving Test Routes

Practice your Gaithersburg (Montgomery County) driving test route

Real routes used for the Gaithersburg (Montgomery County) Maryland MVA branch at 15 Metropolitan Grove Rd, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Gaithersburg (Montgomery County) MVA branch details

Location: 15 Metropolitan Grove Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (410) 768-7000
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (all services). Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to noon (driver services only).
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This is an MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) full-service branch serving Montgomery County. Maryland's MVA branches split into full-service and express locations, and only full-service branches like this one administer the Class C road skills test, alongside license issuance, renewals, and REAL ID.

Other Maryland MVA branches near Gaithersburg (Montgomery County)

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby branch, here's how far each one actually is to drive from this location:

• White Oak (Montgomery County) MVA branch: 20.52 miles, about 29 minutes
• Beltsville (Prince George's County) MVA branch: 24.41 miles, about 32 minutes
• Frederick (Frederick County) MVA branch: 24.91 miles, about 36 minutes

This road test route runs 9.86 miles and takes about 21 minutes:

1. Drive northeast, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn right onto Metropolitan Grove Road, 0.22 miles.
4. Turn right onto Clopper Road/MD 117, 3.20 miles.
5. Turn right onto Germantown Road/MD 118, 0.27 miles.
6. Drive northeast on Germantown Road/MD 118, 1.69 miles.
7. Take the I 270 South ramp toward Washington, 2.05 miles.
8. Drive southeast on I 270 South/Eisenhower Memorial Highway, 0.52 miles.
9. Take exit 11 onto MD 124 toward Montgomery Village Avenue/Quince Orchard Road, 0.63 miles.
10. Drive southeast, 0.18 miles.
11. Keep right to take MD 124 South toward Quince/Orchard Road, 0.38 miles.
12. Turn right onto Clopper Road/MD 117, 0.47 miles.
13. Turn right onto Metropolitan Grove Road, 0.18 miles.
14. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
15. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
16. Your destination is on the left.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Gaithersburg (Montgomery County) driving test routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 9.86 miles
• Duration: about 21 minutes
• Turns: 9 total, 1 left and 7 right, plus a bear right
• Longest stretch: Clopper Road/MD 117, 3.67 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Clopper Road/MD 117 dominates this driving test route at 3.67 miles combined, over a third of the entire route. This route also includes substantial highway driving beyond the tally: an I-270 South ramp toward Washington (2.05 miles) and a keep-right merge toward Quince Orchard Road (0.38 miles) together add 2.43 miles, a quarter of the route's total real distance, largely uncredited to a named road.

Tips for this specific route

• Don't rely on the road tally alone here. Real highway driving on I-270 covers a quarter of this route's total distance.
• Get comfortable holding speed on Clopper Road/MD 117, this route's longest tallied stretch at 3.67 miles combined.