Taking in all of the trail's attractions requires at least half a day (and some comfortable walking shoes), but you can easily plot points of interest before you begin your jaunt from Boston Common.

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A Celtic Cross at City Hall and a Blackstone Canal Builders sculpture are among the new sites on the expanded trail.