Hickory, North Carolina DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Hickory driving test route

Real routes used for the Hickory NCDMV driver license office at 1158 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd SE, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Hickory NCDMV driver license office details

Location: 1158 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: (919) 715-7000
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Road tests are not scheduled after 4 p.m.
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Other NCDMV driver license offices near Hickory

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

• Newton DMV office: 11.62 miles, about 22 minutes
• Hudson DMV office: 14.80 miles, about 23 minutes
• Lincolnton DMV office: 21.38 miles, about 26 minutes

This road test route runs 9.35 miles and takes about 29 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn left onto 11th Avenue Court Southeast, 0.14 miles.
4. Turn left onto Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard Southeast, 1.70 miles.
5. Turn right onto Highland Avenue Northeast, 0.11 miles.
6. Turn left onto 8th Avenue Northeast, 0.60 miles.
7. Turn right to stay on 5th Street Northeast, 0.67 miles.
8. Turn left onto 17th Avenue Northeast, 0.35 miles.
9. Drive west on 17th Avenue Northeast, 0.19 miles.
10. Turn left onto 3rd Street Drive Northeast, 0.22 miles.
11. Turn right onto 14th Avenue Northeast, 0.03 miles.
12. Turn left onto 3rd Street Northeast, 0.07 miles.
13. Turn right onto 13th Avenue Northeast, 0.39 miles.
14. Turn left onto 4th Street Drive Northwest, 1.35 miles.
15. Drive east on 4th Street Southwest, 0.58 miles.
16. Bear left to stay on 4th Street Southwest, 0.10 miles.
17. Drive south on 4th Street Southwest, 0.14 miles.
18. Turn left onto US 70 Southwest/US 70/US 321 Business, 1.96 miles.
19. Turn left onto Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard Southeast, 0.56 miles.
20. Turn left onto 11th Avenue Court Southeast, 0.14 miles.
21. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
22. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
23. Your destination is on the left.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Hickory driving test routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 9.35 miles
• Duration: about 29 minutes
• Turns: 18 total, 11 left and 6 right, plus a bear left
• Longest stretch: Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard Southeast, 2.26 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard Southeast is this route's most-crossed road, appearing twice for 2.26 miles combined, the office's own street.

Tips for this specific route

• Track Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard Southeast closely. It's crossed twice on this route, more than any other road.
• US 70 Southwest/US 70/US 321 Business, part of this route, is a real US highway, adding through-traffic beyond the local streets.
• At 29 minutes for 9.35 miles, this route has a notably slow overall pace, one of the slowest in this catalog.