Below is an excerpt from: https://mountainstoseatrail.org/segment/7/

By Jim Grode and Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

This 35-mile segment, located in Stokes and Surry Counties, encompasses some of the most beautiful areas of North Carolina’s Piedmont. It runs entirely along the Sauratown Mountains, an isolated remnant of the ancient Appalachian Mountains. This range is also sometimes called “the mountains away from the mountains.”

Round Trip

A fast and "flat" route around Vallagarina. In this round trip you pass through all the small village of Vallagarina: Rovereto, Volano, Calliano, Besenello (Castle), Nomi, Pomarolo, Marano, Isera, Mori, Tierno, Marco. The start/finish line is in Corso Bettini (in front of Mart Museum).

Percorso panoramico molto bello, duro in alcuni tratti e con pendenze molto dure .

Il ritorno è inizialmente su discesa tecnica per poi collegarsi su asfalto veloce .