Hillsborough, North Carolina DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Hillsborough driving test route

Real routes used for the Hillsborough NCDMV driver license office at 1201 US-70, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Hillsborough NCDMV driver license office details

Location: 1201 US-70, Hillsborough, NC 27278
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 Hillsborough

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

• Carrboro DMV office: 15.76 miles, about 24 minutes
• Graham DMV office: 16.71 miles, about 19 minutes
• Durham (Hope Valley Commons) DMV office: 18.21 miles, about 28 minutes

This road test route runs 17.77 miles and takes about 30 minutes:

1. Drive east, 0.04 miles.
2. Turn left onto US 70/NC 86 Truck, 0.61 miles.
3. Bear right onto Revere Road/US 70 Business. Continue on US 70 Business, 0.84 miles.
4. Turn right onto North Churton Street/US 70 Business/NC 86, 0.60 miles.
5. Drive south on South Churton Street/US 70 Business/NC 86. Continue on South Churton Street, 1.19 miles.
6. Turn right to take the I 85 South ramp toward Greensboro, 3.40 miles.
7. Take exit 160 toward Efland, 0.37 miles.
8. Keep right to take exit 160 toward Efland, 0.20 miles.
9. Turn right onto Mount Willing Road, 0.20 miles.
10. Drive north on Mount Willing Road, 0.12 miles.
11. Turn right onto Southern Drive, 0.04 miles.
12. Turn right onto Billy Efland Drive, 0.14 miles.
13. Turn left onto Mount Willing Road, 0.34 miles.
14. Turn left to take the I 40 ramp, 0.30 miles.
15. Keep left to take I 85 North/I 40 East toward Durham/Raleigh, 1.94 miles.
16. Keep left to take I 85 North toward Durham, 1.46 miles.
17. Take exit 164 onto Old NC 86 toward Hillsborough, 0.24 miles.
18. Turn left onto South Churton Street/US 70 Business, 0.10 miles.
19. Turn left to take the I 85 South ramp toward Greensboro, 1.88 miles.
20. Drive northwest on I 40 West/I 85 South/NC 86 Truck, 1.21 miles.
21. Drive northwest on I 40 West/I 85 South/NC 86 Truck, 0.07 miles.
22. Take exit 161 onto US 70/Truck North NC 86, 0.18 miles.
23. Keep right to stay on NC 86 Truck, 2.24 miles.
24. Turn left, 0.04 miles.
25. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 17.77 miles
• Duration: about 30 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 6 left and 5 right, plus 3 bear right and 2 bear left
• Longest stretch: NC 86 Truck, 2.24 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

NC 86 Truck dominates this driving test route at 2.24 miles, over an eighth of the entire route and a real state highway.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on NC 86 Truck. It carries over an eighth of this route's total distance.
• This route includes a real Interstate 40/Interstate 85 interchange, confirmed motorway-classified: genuine freeway merging.
• This route runs very long, one of the longest routes in this catalog at 17.77 miles.