This preserve encomasses a variety of forest, old field, and wetland habitats.  For more information, visit the links below.  The biodiversity preserve has a nice network of trails, but if you'd like a more extended hike, see below for information about a trail that allows you to climb from the biodiversity preserve up to Thatcher's Pinnacles in the Danby State Forest.  The biodiversity preserve is accessible from route 34/96 near West Danby.  Photos of spring and fall visits to the preserve are shown at the bottom of this page.

Links for the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve:
http://www.fllt.org/preserves/biodiversity/biodvrs_revamp_test.html
http://ccfb.cornell.edu/maps.html
 

The Connector Trail (going from the biodiversity preserve up to Thatcher's Pinnacles):
About halfway up the eastern section of the preserve's Red Trail, a small piece of orange tape on a tree branch marks the turn-off point for the connector trail.  This trail is very lightly marked by orange tape and faded red blazes throughout, so you'll need to pay close attention.  After heading east through a low area, the trail cuts north or northeast along an old road bed, climbing up the hillside.  It then continues east across a flatter area before circling around the ridge and finally climbing up to the ridge crest from the eastern side.  Continue climbing up the steep ridge until you reach a small clearing at the end of the steep part that may have been a campsite.  From here there is no distinct trail, but if you continue to follow the ridge south, climbing gradually, you'll eventually hit the Abbott Loop Trail in the Danby State Forest.  Follow this trail south (a right turn when you meet the trail) and soon you'll reach the viewpoints at Thatcher's Pinnacles.  The connector trail is indicated by red arrows and red lines on the maps below.  To read the description of this trail going in the opposite direction, visit the Abbott Loop and Danby State Forest page.

Edited, map from http://www.fllt.org/preserves/biodiversity/biodvrs_revamp_test.html

Edited, map from Tompkins County GIS
 

Photos taken on a spring visit to the biodiversity preserve:

Photos from a fall visit: