Things to Do Outdoors Near Mena, Arkansas
Things to Do Outdoors Near Mena, Arkansas
- Zipline - The Blue Zipline & Farm
Enjoy ziplining at The Blue Zipline & Farm, A fantastic addition to Mena and located just five miles from our cottages.
- Hiking & Mountain Biking
Hiking and mountain biking are both very popular outdoor activities in our area. If you are into hiking, you won’t find a better place to visit than Stonehill Cottages! This area is loaded with countless hiking trails too numerous to mention in this section of our website. There are varying degrees of length and difficulty of trail surely to suit every skill level of hiker – from a young child to the most advanced of hikers.
Easy
Orchard Trail This trail is kid friendly and is not strenuous. It is near the cottage location.
Moderate
Earthquake Ridge Trail This trail is moderately strenuous. It is near the cottage location.
Difficult
River Corridor Trail This trail is very scenic and overlooks the spectacular Cossatot River.
Ouachita National Recreational Trail This trail is over 200 miles long and is very popular among serious hikers.
There are many more local hiking trails that can easily be found with a web search. There are far too many local trails to list on this page.
Orchard Trail This trail is kid friendly and is not strenuous. It is near the cottage location.
Moderate
Earthquake Ridge Trail This trail is moderately strenuous. It is near the cottage location.
Difficult
River Corridor Trail This trail is very scenic and overlooks the spectacular Cossatot River.
Ouachita National Recreational Trail This trail is over 200 miles long and is very popular among serious hikers.
There are many more local hiking trails that can easily be found with a web search. There are far too many local trails to list on this page.
- Talimena Scenic Drive
The Talimena Scenic Drive is a 54 mile long scenic drive that travels along the crest of Rich Mountain. The scenic drive begins in Mena, Arkansas and ends in Talihina, Oklahoma. It has countless overlook vistas that are absolutely breathtaking. The Talimena Scenic Drive attracts thousands of visitors annually and is one of our area’s flagship things to do while you’re here.
- Wolf Pen Gap ATV Trail System
The Wolf Pen Gap ATV Trail System is just near Rustic Ridge. The west trail head is a little over 5 miles away. You can trailer your ATVs to the trail heads, or legally ride your ATVs to any of the trail heads via backroad or highway. More information on that here. The trail system is made up of 39 miles of ATV trails with varying length and difficulty. The trail system is open from the second Friday in March every year until October 31. It is also open for two additional holiday periods. The first holiday period begins three days prior to Thanksgiving and ends two days after Thanksgiving. The second holiday season begins December 25th and ends January 2nd.
In addition to the trail system, there are miles and miles of scenic Forest Service roads that can be ridden year round that are immediately accessible from Rustic Ridge. The Wolf Pen Gap trail system can be accessed by riding Forest Service roads from the cabins to the Shady community and entering on the south trail head. Feel free to email or text us for answers to any questions you may have on the topic of accessing the trail system from the cabins. There are ATV daily rental facilities in nearby Mena as well.
In addition to the trail system, there are miles and miles of scenic Forest Service roads that can be ridden year round that are immediately accessible from Rustic Ridge. The Wolf Pen Gap trail system can be accessed by riding Forest Service roads from the cabins to the Shady community and entering on the south trail head. Feel free to email or text us for answers to any questions you may have on the topic of accessing the trail system from the cabins. There are ATV daily rental facilities in nearby Mena as well.
In addition to the trail system, there are miles and miles of scenic Forest Service roads that can be ridden year round that are immediately accessible from Rustic Ridge. The Wolf Pen Gap trail system can be accessed by riding Forest Service roads from the cabins to the Shady community and entering on the south trail head. Feel free to email or text us for answers to any questions you may have on the topic of accessing the trail system from the cabins. There are ATV daily rental facilities in nearby Mena as well.
