District Magistrate, Shopian
Dated 7 months agoOrders opening the road and setting the time window
From greaterkashmir.com · dated 27 February 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Mughal Road
Is it open?
Is it open?
We link, we do not guessWe do not say open or closed
Conditions change by the hour. Below are official alerts in force, and the offices that decide.
Official alerts
None in force for this road
No alert from the government’s feed for Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Poonch or Rajouri district, read 8 Oct, 4:20 pm. That is not the same as clear weather.
Who decides
District Magistrate, Poonch
Dated 3 years agoOrders opening the Poonch side and posting check posts
From kashmirreader.com · dated 8 April 2024 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Traffic Police Headquarters, Jammu and Kashmir
No date foundDaily traffic plan with vehicle classes and cut-off times
From trafficpolice.jk.gov.in · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageTraffic police, rural Kashmir
Dated 7 months agoClosures after snowfall and advice not to travel
From newsonair.gov.in · dated 19 March 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
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Border Roads Organisation (General Reserve Engineer Force)
Dated 7 months agoSnow clearance and response to slides
From kashmirobserver.net · dated 26 February 2026 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pagePoonch and Shopian district administrations with police
Dated 18 months agoJoint snow clearance and reopening
From kashmirahead.com · dated 17 April 2025 · read 28 September 2026 · no rider has confirmed it
Open their pageWeather at the passes
Next 3 daysA forecast, not a road status
Snow on the forecast does not mean the road is shut, and none does not mean it is open.
Pir Ki Gali11,430 ft · sunset 6:07 pm
| Day | Snow | Low | Gusts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 | — | 1°C | 38 km/h |
| Fri 9 | — | 0°C | 33 km/h |
| Sat 10 | — | −1°C | 31 km/h |
From Open-Meteo, read 8 Oct, 2:01 pm, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Global weather models, a grid about 10 km apart: a pass can be colder and windier than this.
Riders’ sightings
Not officialNo rider has told us what they saw on this road yet. What they send is kept apart from the offices above.
Were motorcycles allowed?
- 27 Feb 2026Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. greaterkashmir.com
- 15 Apr 2025Connected. Motorcycles not yet allowed, or not named. kashmirahead.com
- Dec 2024Closed for winter kashmirreader.com
Each line links to the order or news report it came from.
When it opened before
5 years- 2026Connected 27 February
- 2025Connected 15 April
- 2024Connected 8 April · closed December
- 2023Connected 13 May
- 2022Closed 5 January
The road used to shut from December or January until April or May; in the winter of 2025 to 2026 it was reopened after each snowfall, so closing dates can fall in the next calendar year.
Notes and sources for each year
- 2026. Shut for about a week in early January and again in late February, then reopened by district order on 27 February for light vehicles. Shut again 16 to 19 March at least. Motorcycles are not named. Open on 27 September 2026. greaterkashmir.com dailyexcelsior.com freepresskashmir.news newsonair.gov.in jkadworld.com
- 2025. One-way for light vehicles from 15 April, two-way from about 22 April. Motorcycles are not named. Still open on 3 November 2025; no long winter closure was found after that. kashmirahead.com thekashmirimages.com greaterkashmir.com
- 2024. One-way traffic from the Poonch side up to Pir Ki Gali from 8 April by district order. Vehicle classes and motorcycles are not named. Closed by snow in December 2024. kashmirreader.com kashmirahead.com
- 2023. Reopened one way for light vehicles after more than four months; it had been due in March. Motorcycles are not named. Closing date not found. tribuneindia.com
- 2022. Opening date not found. Closed on 5 January 2023 after heavy snow at Pir Ki Gali. tribuneindia.com
A date that is missing means no source gave one. It does not mean the road stayed shut.