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→South towards Marseille, Montpellier, Barcelona
You take it to the very end, getting off at the stop d'Orves (the bus does a little loop and passes the same spot as the second to last stop out of Valence and first on the way back in, as the map in the above link demonstrates). From there you walk west on Rue Estienne d'Orves to Route Nationale 7, cross the A7, and then turn left down the road that you see immediately after crossing (there will be a little shortcut trail at the bend there). Continue down this road and you get to the gate for the service area. Though the gate looks imposing upon approach, when [[User:Movethathoof|Movethathoof]] passed through in November 2019 he found the gate without a lock; there was a place for where it may have once been, but it now just pushes open.
From this station there is lots of traffic to Marseille, but much less toward Montpellier and Barcelona. [[User:Movethathoof|Movethathoof]] was quickly offered many rides to Marseille on his way to Montpellier, and decided to take one to get to the final service area before the road splits. This service area, Aire de Mornas Village, is around 80 kilometers further down the road, just before Orange. It is much bigger, with more traffic (including a much larger area for trucktrucks), and though he was again offered many rides to Marseille first , he did get a ride quite quickly to Nimes. The roundabout before entering the highway doesn't leave a lot of space for people to stop, but that didn't stop many people from stopping to offer a ride.
Note: Neither of the above mentioned service areas have easily accessible recyclable containers; if you'll need cardboard for a sign you might be better served finding it before heading there.
