Sources

• Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
• Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
• National Highway 501 (India)

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Anti-skid chains mandatory on Tangmarg-Gulmarg road

  kashmirobserver.net · News report · dated 16 January 2026

• Sonamarg

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Jammu and Kashmir reopens 14 tourist spots after 2025 Pahalgam attack

  outlooktraveller.com · News report · dated 19 February 2026

• Pahalgam attack fallout: 48 tourist spots closed across Kashmir for security reasons

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 29 April 2025

• Shut since Pahalgam, Gurez valley reopens

  tribuneindia.com · News report · dated 25 July 2025

• J&K to reopen all tourist destinations closed after Pahalgam attack by May

  outlooktraveller.com · News report · dated 8 April 2026

• Traffic Police issue Amarnath Yatra traffic advisory, announce cut-off timings

  kashmirlife.net · News report · dated 30 June 2026

• Only 4x4 vehicles and those with anti-skid chains shall be allowed on Tangmarg-Gulmarg road

  risingkashmir.com · News report · seen in search results only

• Traffic advisory for 28 September 2026, Traffic Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir

  jkadworld.com · News report · dated 27 September 2026

• Srinagar Leh Highway Status: Zojila Updates

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 6 August 2026

• Traffic advisory of 14 March 2026, Traffic Police Headquarters Jammu and Kashmir

  therightnews.in · News report · dated 14 March 2026

• Jammu Kashmir Traffic Police

  trafficpolice.jk.gov.in · Official page

• Mobile phone connectivity in Leh Ladakh

  discoverwithdheeraj.com · Published guide · dated 14 August 2026

A gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.

• No source found for the usual number of days riders take.
• Whether Baisaran and other spots around Pahalgam have reopened was not confirmed.
• No rule found on outside or rental motorcycles at Gulmarg, Pahalgam or Sonamarg; local transport union restrictions are often mentioned by travellers but no source was found.
• The Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police website was opened but showed no dated advisory; advisories were read on news sites.
• No permit is known to be needed for these places, but no official statement of that was found.
• The Gulmarg chain order does not say how it applies to motorcycles.
• The 2022 Gulmarg order comes from a search result only and its exact date is unknown.
• No official source found for the rule on prepaid mobile connections.
• The first video gives no filming date; it was published on 13 June 2026.