In this stage it is important to note that the walk overlaps with stretches of two marked routes included in the Footpath Network of La Rioja: the Footpath La Rioja Mountains, between Ortigosa and Despoblado del Hoyo, and the Connection El Hoyo Villoslada, that links the previous footpath to the Footpath High Iberian Valleys, that is accessed through Villoslada. Exit the town on the entrance road and turn right towards the road to Peñaloscintos. Following the road you will reach a small village that is crossed towards the cemetery street. Continue down the trail and cross the gate on the curve to leave the trail on the right. Border a field and start a slight ascent among Pyrenean oaks at the base of a river bed, until you reach another gate that divides the municipal district of Ortigosa and Villanueva. Next ascend until you reach a clearing with fields and continue in the same direction, now slowly descending, until you reach a trail. After following it about 40 metres to the right, exit the trail on the left to descend among stone walls until you reach the proximities of Despoblado del Hoyo, where you find the connection to the path that comes from Pradillo and Villanueva, described in stretch 2a. Leave the remains of the chapel and descend the path among stone walls until you reach a stream. Cross the wood footbridge over the stream to start a slight ascent until you reach some pastures with great oaks and old semi-collapsed walls. Continue walking next to a wall down a narrow footpath until you reach a trail. Cross the trail and continue next to the wall. You will cross another badly marked trail and you will sight on the left the Chapel of Ollano among great oaks. The path descends to great fields at the bottom of a river bed. Turn slightly to the left and ascend smoothly to a mound. Cross it and descend parallel to a trail (leave the trail on your right) until you reach a stream, that you cross over a wood footbridge. Ascend again among oaks until you cross the fence that divides the municipal districts of Villanueva and Villoslada through a wood gate. You will access a fire lane from which you will get a great view of the Cebollera Mountains. After the fire lane, you will pass next to a milestone. Continue down a by-path on a flat area that slightly ascends until it reaches oaks and pines on a forest trail. Follow this trail until you reach another one that you must continue towards the left. A few metres after, take a path on the right that descends, leaving a fountain on the right, to the centre of Villoslada. You enter the town by bordering the cemetery. In Villoslada there are several connections with other marked routes included in the Footpath Network of La Rioja: Footpath High Iberian Valleys that connects Villoslada with Viniegra de Abajo, and three footpaths of the Natural Park of the Cebollera Mountains: La Dehesa Footpath, La Virgen Footpath and Pajares Footpath.