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Bikers and skaters ride along B270 during the car-free adventure day. The car-free day is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
On Sunday, federal street B270 will be closed to motorized traffic for 31 km between Kaiserslautern and Lauterecken for “Autofreies Lautertal,” Car-free Lauter Valley.
From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., walkers, hikers, bicyclists and inline-skaters will have the chance to enjoy a car-free route while winding through the Lauter Valley from Kaiserslautern to villages including Otterbach, Sambach, Katzweiler, Hirsch-horn, Olsbrücken, Kreim-bach-Kaulbach, Rutsweiler, Wolfstein, Oberweiler-Tiefen-bach, Lohnweiler and Lauter-ecken.
More than 50 associations, sports clubs, shops, institutions and communities will actively take part in this event by providing entertaining programs and food and drink stops along the way.
In Kaiserslautern, the road closure will start on Lauterstrasse 117 where a biker’s meeting point will be set up. At 11 a.m., the Kolping brass orchestra will perform followed by the Silent Project band at 2 p.m. Children can create pottery and jump in the bouncy castles, and the family can relax at the beer garden and enjoy food and drink specialties.
In Otterbach, near the train station, event participants can taste bratwurst, frikadellen, chicken schnitzel, French fries, waffles, cakes and various drinks. The little switch tower museum near the railroad crossing (direction Erfenbach) will offer free guided tours. The Reservists Comradeship Otterbach will serve pea soup and currywurst in a homemade sauce from the field kitchen at the Red Cross area located at the end of the village going toward Sambach.
In Katzweiler along Hauptstrasse, various food booths will serve Palatinate dishes, and children can enjoy face-painting and a bouncy castle. The trout farm will offer live music, a petting zoo and fish specialties.
Hirschhorn’s culture association will organize a giant book flea market and offer wurst salad with fried potatoes near the Bürgerhaus. The Kaiserslautern Association for Environment and Nature Protection will offer organic snacks and beverages located at the parking lot at the end of the village.
In Sulzbachtaltal, children’s activities will feature a duck race on the Sulzbach creek.
In Olsbrücken, the sports club will present music with DJ Franz and serve fruit cups and specialty hamburgers. After a long day of hiking, biking or walking, participants can also take a break at the pasta bar or taste various fish specialties. The Otterbach-Otterberg union community will have an information stand in the schoolyard where hiking guide Mario Marx will give tips.
Local clubs in Kreimbach-Kaulbach will serve a variety of food specialties and play live music near the railroad tracks.
In Rutsweiler, a church service for bikers will begin at 9 a.m.
In Wolfstein, the public swimming pool will offer free admission, and the local lime mine will offer guided tours. The Lauterecken-Wolfstein union community will also be there to give tourist tips.
In Oberweiler-Tiefenbach, a performance by the Wolfgang Bayer Band will take place while everyone enjoys barbecue specialties, a salad buffet, fruit juices, beer, coffee and cake that can be found at the festgrounds and fire station.
Heinzenhausen will have its annual village carnival with rides, sweets, food and live music.
Lohnweiler will offer free electrical scooters rides and a quad display. The local dancing group will perform at 11 a.m. and a snake show with Sheik Abdu Achmed Allamlach will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Lauterecken will be the north end of the road closure. The local fishing club will offer fish and salmon brötchen, and live music performances will be on Velden Square.
Bicyclists having bike problems can find bicycle repair stations in Otterbach, Katzweiler, Sulzbachtal and Wolfstein.
Event participants can board the Lautertal train at any train station to get back to their starting location. The trains travel between Kaiserslautern and Lauterecken. Train staff will be available to help load and unload bicycles. Bicycle transportation is free.
To get the flyer and program in English, stop by the window at the Rheinland-Pfalz Ramstein Gateway in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, or contact them at 06371-406-208 or at kmcc@infocenter-ramstein.de. For details, visit www.kaiserslautern-kreis.de/tourismus/58/autofreies-lautertal.html.
