The trolley.
Named They were Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn (1785-1851) after its inventor Karl Friedrich. This built in 1817 its running machine and called his invention “Draissienne”.
1847 auxiliary vehicle for railroad workers was invented in Vienna. This ran on a rail and was repelled by the feet. Following the invention of Karl Drais this railcar was called “trolley”. Over time there have been several variants of track cars – by Fußgetriebene Handcars, hand lever-track cars and motor Handcars. The Handcars served then the railroad as a transport route for inspections, minor repair and maintenance work, even post was transported with it.
Today Handcars being used mainly in leisure tourism. There the bicycle handcar has established with different number of seats.
This also applies to the Kocher-trolley in Limpurger country. Here are the 4 km route (there and back 8 km) since the 2010 season, a total of 6 Handcars with a total capacity of 28 persons employed. Among them is a “Wheelchair trolley”.

EasyRail “light”
min. 2, max. 3 persons

Handcar ride 18, – €

Special ride 30, – €

EasyRail
min. 2, max. 4 people

Handcar ride 25, – €

Special ride 50, – €

Accessible (wheelchair trolley)
min. 2, with wheelchair max. 3,
otherwise max. 4 people

Handcar ride 25, – €

Special ride 50, – €

Railrunner XXL (2 x available)
min. 2, max. 5 people

Handcar ride 30, – €

Special ride 60, – €

Club Rail
min. 2, max. 7 people

Handcar ride 40, – €

Special ride 80, – €

Prices are per trolley, regardless of how many people actually drive it.
It may, however, only the specified max. People drive it.
The “special trip” is not possible on Sundays and public holidays!
* Valid for season 2016 Prices incl. VAT.

Canoe

The digester is a right tributary of the Neckar and arises in Oberkochen on the watershed Rhine-Danube. In the course of the digester can be found a hilly, this varied-rich countryside and pretty villages. Despite the proximity to the B19 river is very charming.
On the section of Abtsgmünd to Untermünkheim water quality has sustainably improved compared to earlier, so that a motor vehicles is become profitable again in spite of the most impassable weirs. The stove runs very tortuous between Abtsgmünd and Sulzbach in Tullau he winds through 2 distinctive meanders until Steinbacher lake.
The digester is, depending on the water level Kocherstetten, passable without restrictions. Only from Westheim to the beginning of the artificial lake Steinbacher cooker from 01:03 until 01.07. gesprerrt reasons of nature protection.
Kochertalerlebnis operates the following routes from Laufen / K. up to max. Rosengarten-Westheim.

The water level Kocherstetten (07940-2590) has the day before to passing over at 7: 00h (DST 8: 00h) minimum. be 40cm. If the water level low and but reaches the 40 cm to the start of canoe trip, may also be driven.
Level control of the German Canoe Association:
– 60 cm in adults and children can go
– 60 – 80cm should drive only adults with experience
– Greater than 80 cm can not find a canoe rental place
Water level: Kocherstetten
So, whether as a couple, family, company, association, or just as friends, enjoy a canoe adventure in the Upper Kocher Valley.

Appointment Request / Reservation Tel: 0791-2033309 Fax: 0791-55817 the operating times Mobile: 0152 53223004

Prices complete service: 35, – € / canoe.

Opening hours: Appointments and reservations on request

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