DIRECTION: ORTIGOSA-CANTO HINCADO. Ortigosa de Cameros (00 min) Leave the village from San Martín Church, next to the viaduct. Go up Solano street and then Subida al Castillo street, until you reach the outskirts. At the last houses, take the trail on the left, next to a light post and a handrail, and after a few metres you will reach a trough, from where the trail descends toward the Rioseco Stream and continues parallel to it. After about 20 minutes, exit the trail to the right and cross the stream. Follow the trail until you cross a bridge, ignoring a by-path on the left. Turn left at a rocky slope and take the old path. Path to Brieva (51 min) The path ascends among pastures and then enters a beech grove. Ignore a lane that descends to the right and after 14 minutes you will reach the Rioseco Stream. Rioseco Stream (1 h 05 min) Cross the channel and zigzag up among pine trees. After about 15 minutes you will access a by-path where you will turn right. After a steep stretch, you will reach a flat area with a trough. Trough (1 h 19 min) After the trough, exit the by-path to the left and cross the pastures towards the southwest. Continue up a well-market path among pine trees until you reach a hill with a fence. Collado de Canto Hincado (1 h 34 min) On the hill, a great rock marks the boundary mark between Brieva and Ortigosa. There are great views of both valleys. DIRECTION: CANTO HINCADO-ORTIGOSA. Collado de Canto Hincado (00 min) On the hill, a great rock marks the boundary mark between Brieva and Ortigosa. There are great views of both valleys. Cross the hill on a cattle grid and descend on a path to the left that enters a pine forest. After 10 minutes, you will reach a flat area with pastures. Cross towards a trough until you reach a by-path. Trough (12 min) Follow the steep by-path down and, after about 100 metres, when it traces a curve, leave it and take the route on the left that zigzags down between pine trees. After a steep slope you will reach a stream. There is a beech grove next to it. Rioseco Stream (24 min) Cross the channel and descend next to the right river bank among beeches. The path, when the forest clears up, ends at a forest trail. Forest trail (36 min) Turn right and continue on the trail. Cross a bridge and descend next to the right river bank of the Rioseco Stream. After about 20 minutes, ignore a trail on the left that goes towards the stream. After passing a dunghill, next to the river, the trail ascends to a trough at the outskirts of the village. After the first houses, the streets lead you down to the town centre. Ortigosa de Cameros (1 h 22 min) End of the stage and connection to the main route.