(602 KILOMETRES)
If there is too much snow on the Cevennes to make the St. Étienne route possible, the following road will be available:
DISTANCES ALONG THE ROUTE
| Kil. | Miles. | |
| Valence to Vienne | 73 | 45½ |
| Vienne to Lyon | 26 | 16 |
| Lyon to Villefranche | 30 | 18½ |
| Villefranche to Macon | 37 | 23 |
| Macon to Chalon-sur-Saône | 56 | 35 |
| Chalon-sur-Saône to Dijon | 67 | 41¾ |
| Dijon to Montbard | 76 | 41 |
| Montbard to Tonnere | 44 | 27½ |
| Tonnere to Sens | 85 | 53 |
| Sens to Melun | 68 | 42¼ |
| Melun to Paris | 40 | 25 |
NOTES FOR DRIVERS
Between Valence and Andance, where the Rhone Valley is left, there are no less than eighteen of the shallow drains called cassis on the road; they are all marked with conspicuous warning-boards.
As far as Andance the road is perfectly level, but on going to the left, just before entering that village, it ascends steeply, and climbs more or less continuously to the watershed above La Versanne. The gradient is much reduced by long loops, and the surface is good all the way.
The descent to St. Étienne has some sharp corners, but is not dangerous if taken carefully.
PLACES OF INTEREST ON THE ROUTE