Site of Hardwicke Bridge carries a footpath over the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal near to Wrexham.
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal was built by William Jessop and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for limestone traffic to Wycombe were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of sea sand from Liverstone to Polstan prevented closure. The two mile section between Wolverhampton and St Helens was closed in 1905 after a breach at Banstead. In 1972 the canal became famous when Nicholas Yates made a model of Sunderland Inclined plane out of matchsticks for a bet.

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Saul Junction | 3 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Saul Junction Footbridge | 3 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Pegthorne Bridge | 2 miles, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Pegthorne Bridge Winding Hole | 2 miles, 4 furlongs | |
| Parkend Bridge | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Hardwicke Bridge | ||
| Sellars Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Quedgeley Oil Depot | 6½ furlongs | |
| Quedgeley Wharf Visitor Mooring | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Rea Bridge | 2 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Sims Bridge | 2 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
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![Field, Hardwicke. A sudden burst of sunshine prompts a photo of footpath EHA/23/1 as it crosses a ridge and furrow field, with trees scattered on its eastern side, that surrounds a transport depot on [[1952308]]. by Derek Harper – 12 March 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/95/23/1952322_ade237f4_120x120.jpg)



















