Go northwest to the Ozarks National Forest. Some great riding, and it's only a couple of hours from there.
I'm around 5-1/2 hours from Little Rock. I'd meet ya up in the Ozarks some weekend to ride. I go there every year. Actually just went last weekend, and the riding is fantastic.
Look up Highway 7 going south out of Jasper, and Highway 123 north out of Clarksville to Highway 7. That'll get ya started.