Ardèche Balcony Line

About This Route

The Ardèche Balcony Line connects Valence and Montélimar along the western bank of the Rhône, up in the hills of the Ardèche. Instead of the busy valley floor, the Line traces balcony roads with wide views over the river, threading through oak woods, limestone ridges and small stone villages between the Valence area and the Drôme Provençale. Ridden either way, it is the first half of the old Valence–Avignon crossing, now shorter and sharper with Montélimar as a natural Hub.