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All these options require long rides with substantial amounts of ascent. The average cyclist should set aside a day to reach Gerbier de Jonc from any of these points. There is, however, a bus service from Valence bus station in the Rhone Valley that runs up to Le Cheylard more than halfway along the route from Livron. From Le Cheylard it is 31km to the start with 989m ascent. Buses on route 12 that carry cycles run three times daily (mid-morning, early afternoon and late afternoon) Monday to Saturday from 1 April until 30 November, with a journey time of 90 minutes. There is one Sunday journey (early evening). Details can be found at www.lesept.fr; for booking tel +33 4 75 29 11 15. The routes to the source from Le Cheylard and Langogne are described in detail in the Prologue.

Valence Ville station is on the old Rhone Valley main line between Lyon and Marseille and is served by hourly trains from Lyon Part Dieu or every two hours from Marseille St Charles. Note that Valence TGV station is 10km NE of Valence, with a connecting service linking it to Valence Ville. Langogne is served by trains between Clermont-Ferrand and Nîmes, but there are only three services per day on this line.