It can be confidently said that there is no gorge in the republic that is "unsuitable" for mountain tourism. Importantly, mountain routes that involve crossing passes necessarily encompass several tourist zones or, at the very least, two such zones.
Kyrgyz Ala-Too
1. Bishkek — Chunkurchak Gorge — Baichichek Pass and Gorge — Aksai Glacier — Teke-Tor Pass — Semenov Pass — Top-Karagay Gorge and Glacier — Kara-Tuu Pass — Altyn-Tor Valley in Alamedin — Ashuu-Tor Gorge — May Day Pass — Issyk-Ata Gorge — Issyk-Ata North Pass — Byty Gorge — Issyk-Ata Gorge and Resort — Bishkek.
2. Tokmak — Shamsi Gorge — Chon-Kyol-Tor Gorge — Karagayly-Bulak Gorge and Pass — Shamsi Gorge — At-Jailoo Gorge — At-Jailoo Pass — Jingalach Gorge — Tuyuk Shamsinsky Gorge — Tuyuk-Ashuu Pass — Kyol-Tor Glacier — Biylik-Ashuu Pass — Kegety Gorge — At-Jailoo Kegetin Gorge — Chon Pass — Tuyuk Issyk-Ata Gorge — Kök-Moynok Pass and Gorge — Tuyuk Gorge — Yurievka Village — Tokmak.
3. Tokmak (or Bishkek) — Yurievka Village — Tuyuk — Kyol-Moynok Gorge — Chon-Partak Pass — Issyk-Ata Gorge — Min-Dzhylky Gorge — Protsenko Glacier — Salyk-Ashuu Pass — Salyk Glacier — Alamedin Gorge — Altyn-Tor Valley — Obkhodnoy Pass — Top-Karagay Pass — Top-Karagay Gorge — Ala-Archa Gorge — Savatar Gorge — Savatar-Ashuu Pass — Adygene Gorge — descent into Ala-Archa Gorge — Bishkek.
4. Sokuluk — Sokuluk Gorge — Ashuu-Tor Pass — Western Karakol Gorge — Jark-Tash Pass — Jark-Tash Gorge — Chon-Tash Gorge — Ak-Suu Pass — Suusamyr — Ular-Tor Pass — Karabalta Gorge — Chon-Mazar Gorge — Mazar-Ashuu Gorge and Pass — Chon-Kayindy Gorge — group of lakes in the upper reaches of this gorge — K-2 Pass (summit) — Jardy-Kayindy Gorge — Vostaniya Pass — Ashpara-Granitogorsk Gorge — Chaldyvar — Bishkek.
5. Tokmak — Kyzyl-Suu Gorge — Tuyuk-Tor Gorge and Pass — Chon-Kyol-Tor Gorge — Josho Gorge and Pass — Shamsi Gorge — At-Jailoo Gorge and Pass — Jingalach Gorge — Tuyuk Shamsinsky Gorge — "Shakhsky" house — passes ("3800" and "3600") — Kyol-Tor Gorge — Kegety Gorge — Karagay-Bulak Gorge — Bely-Saz Pass — Tuyuk Issyk-Ata — Yurievka — Tokmak (or Bishkek).
6. Bishkek (or Tokmak) — Yurievka — Issyk-Ata Resort — Issyk-Ata Gorge — Min-Dzhylky Gorge — Pastukhova Glacier — Kyrgyz Pass — Salyk Glacier — Tör-Karan Pass and Gorge — Altyn-Tor Valley and Gorge — Obkhodnoy Pass — Southern Corona Pass — Ak-Sai Glacier — Ala-Archa climbing base — Bishkek.
7. Bishkek — Ala-Archa Gorge — Adygene Gorge — Tez-Tor Gorge — Mayda-Adyr Pass — Jalamysh Gorge — Baby Pass — Ak-Pai Gorge — Sokuluk Gorge — Belogorka — Bishkek.
8. Bishkek — Belogorka — Sokuluk Gorge — Shauvai Gorge and Pass — Tuyuk-Tor Gorge — Kuldja-Tor Pass — Jark-Tash Gorge — Chon-Tash Gorge — Abla Pass and Gorge — Karabalta Gorge — Sosnovka — Bishkek.
9. Bishkek — Ala-Archa — Adygene Gorge — Min-Dzhylky Pass — Ala-Archa Gorge — Tuyuk-Suu Glacier — Altyn-Tor Pass — Altyn-Tor Gorge — Eastern Alamedin Pass — Issyk-Ata Pass — Min-Dzhylky Gorge — Protsenko Pass — Salyk Glacier — Alamedin Gorge — Altyn-Tor Gorge — Taranovoy Pass — Tuyuk-Suu Glacier — Ala-Archa — Bishkek.
Bishkek (or Tokmak) — by bus to Boom — 2nd section of the "Kyok-Moynok" state farm — Chon-Tash Gorge — Chatyndy Pass (n. k.) — Kyzyl-Suu Gorge — Tuyuk-Tor Gorge and Pass — Chon-Kyol-Tor Gorge — Kyol-Tor Pass — Kashat Village — Shamsi Pass — Karagayly-Bulak Gorge — Chon-Kyol-Tor Gorge — Shamsi Gorge — Tokmak (Bishkek).
Kungey Ala-Too
1. Balikchy City — Kalmak-Ashuu Gorge and Pass — Orto-Kayindy Gorge — Toru-Ayghyr Gorge — Kyol-Tor Lake — Kyol-Tor Pass — Issyk-Kul shore — Ulan tourist base.
2. Balikchy City (or Ulan tourist base) — Toru-Ayghyr Gorge and Pass — Kyol-Tor Lake — Kyol-Tor Pass — Dyure-Suu Pass — Chon-Kemin Gorge — Orto-Koy-Suu Gorge — Kyok-Oyrok Pass — Issyk-Kul lake shore — Chon-Sary-Oy Village.
3. Chon-Sary-Oy Village — Orto-Koy-Suu Gorge — Kyok-Oyrok Pass — Chon-Kemin Gorge — North Cholpon-Ata Gorge — Teke Pass — South Cholpon-Ata Gorge — Sport Pass — Chon-Kemin — Ak-Suu Gorge — Ak-Suu Pass — Chon-Ak-Suu Gorge — Grigoryevka.
4. Cholpon-Ata — Bosteri — Korumdu — Kum-Bel Pass — Chon-Ak-Suu Gorge — Ak-Suu Pass — Chon-Kemin — Janil-Köl Lake — Chilik-Kemin Pass — Jangyryk Gorge — Jety-Tor Pass — M. Ak-Suu Gorge — Semenovka.
5. Grigoryevka — Chon-Ak-Suu Gorge — Kyok-Bel Pass (n. k.) — Sytuu-Bulak Gorge and Pass — Side Pass — Tyulkulyu-Sai Pass — Chyet-Bai-Soorun Gorge — Ananyev.
6. Ananyev — Kamyanka — Bai-Soorun Pass — Kyz-Emchek Gorge and Pass — Taldy-Suu Gorge — Kyol-Sai Gorge — Orto-Köl Lake — Sary-Bulak Pass — Sary-Bulak Village — Ananyev.
7. Tyup — Sary-Bulak — Sary-Bulak Pass — Orto-Köl Lake — Pensioners Pass — Shaty Pass (n. k.) — Shaty Village — Tyup.
Terkey Ala-Too
1. Balikchy City — Kochkorka — Sary-Bulak (all by bus) — Karakudzhur Gorge — Korumdu Gorge — Ak-Tash Pass (n. k.) — Ukyok Pass — Ukok Gorge and Lake — Kyok-Buka Pass (n. k.) — Chunchur Gorge — Taldy Gorge — Tuura-Suu Village — Issyk-Kul lake shore.
2. Balikchy City — Orto-Tokoy — Semiz-Bel Mountains — Semiz-Bel Valley — Taldy Gorge — Arimkan Gorge — Ulahol Pass (la) — Orto-Tor Pass (1a) — Taldy Gorge and Pass (1a) — Ukok Gorge and Pass (1a) — Karakudzhur — Sary-Bulak Station.
3. Balikchy City — Dzher-Kyokcho (by car) — Tuura-Suu Pass — Tuura-Suu Gorge — Chon-Sary-Bel Pass (n. k.) — Konuroleiyon Valley — Konur-Oleiyon Gorge — Ak-Bel Gorge and Pass — Tuyuk-Tor Gorge — Chon-Kara-Kaman Gorge — Dzher-Uy Gorge — grassy pass and Kyol-Tor Gorge — Tuura-Suu and Bokonbaevskoye.
4. Bokonbaevskoye — Kyol-Tor Gorge — Kyol-Tor-Eastern Pass — lake — Bordu Pass (n. k.) — Dzher-Ay-Ashuu Pass — Dzher-Uy Gorge — Dzher-Uy-Western Pass — Kyok-Sai Gorge — Toguz-Bulak Village — Shailoo Village — Bokonbaevskoye (or Balikchy).
5. Bokonbaevskoye — Tok Gorge — Ton Pass — Dzhetim-Bel Gorge — Tosor Pass — Tosor Village.
6. Barskaun — upper reaches of Barskaun Gorge — Dongurymo Pass — Juuuku Gorge — Panfilovtsov Pass — Kichi-Dzhargylchak Gorge — Chychkanskoye Plateau — Juuuku Gorge — Sary Village — Pokrovka — Karakol City.
7. Chychkan — Chychkan Gorge — Kashka-Suu Pass (n. k.) — Juuuku Gorge — Jukuchak Gorge — Jumatai Pass — Kichi-Kyzyl-Suu Gorge — Jaydak-Tor Pass — Chon-Kyzyl-Suu Gorge — SOAN-1 Pass — Bai-Tor Gorge — Jety-Oguz Gorge — Aylanysh Gorge — Jety-Oguz Pass — Karakol Gorge — Karakol City.
8. Jety-Oguz — Jety-Oguz Gorge — Telety Pass — Karakol Gorge — Kyol-Tor Gorge — Stony Pass — Ak-Suu Gorge — Arashan — Ala-Köl Pass — Kurgak-Tor Gorge — Karakol — Karakol City.
9. Karakol City — On-Top Gorge — pass — Kyol-Tor Gorge — Karakol Pass — Karakol-Tor Gorge — Kyolyu Gorge — Mola Gorge — Nadezhda Pass — Ak-Suu Gorge — Kashka-Suu Pass — Dzhergaz — Novo-Voznesenovka — Karakol City.
Central and Inner Tien Shan
1. Karakol City — Pokrovka — Juuuku Gorge — Juuuku Pass or Kashka-Suu or Jukuchek — Sirt — Tien Shan GMS — Petrov Glacier — Kara-Say Pass — Northern and Eastern Kara-Say Glaciers — Kayindy Pass — Kayindy Glacier — Southern Jamansuu Pass — Jamansuu Glacier and Gorge — Yrt-Tash Gorge — Uch-Köl Gorge — Enilchik Village — Karakol City.
2. Karakol City — Karakol Gorge — Karakol Pass — Eastern Kyolyu Gorge — Kyol-Tor Glacier (and Pass) — Kara-Tor Pass — Solveyg Song Pass — Bash-Köl Gorge and Lake — Uch-Köl Gorge — Enilchek Village — Karakol City.
3. Karakol City — Sary-Jaz — Achyktash Pass — At-Jailoo Gorge — Kan-Jailoo Gorge — Guiding Pass — Shokalsky Pass — Enilchek Glacier — Armored Pass — May Day Pass — Reznikenko Glacier — Dangerous Pass — Semenov Glacier — Musketov Pass — Musketov Glacier — Adyr-Tor River — Sary-Jaz Gorge — Karakol City.
4. Karakol City — Sary-Jaz — Tyuz River — Man-Bulak Pass — Chon-Tash Valley — At-Jailoo Gorge — Kan-Jailoo Glacier — Eastern Plateau Pass — Glacier and Kayindy Gorge — Sports Pass — At-Jailoo Pass — Kara-Chutsukur Valley and Pass — Mayda-Adyr Valley — Sary-Jaz — Karakol City.
5. Naryn — Kazarman — Northern Urumbash Gorge — Sary-Kyr Pass — Southern Urumbash Gorge — Kök-Art Valley — Jalal-Abad.
6. Jalal-Abad — Tash-Kumyr — Karakul City — Toktogul Village — Ala-Bel Pass — Suusamyr — Ashuu Pass — Karabalta — Bishkek.
7. Naryn — Dolon Pass — Tyolyok Valley — Son-Kul Lake — Kara-Kiche Pass — Min-Kush Village — Aral — Tunduk — Western Karakol — Karakol Pass — Eastern Karakol — Kochkorka — Balikchy City — Bishkek.
8. Naryn — Karakolka (by bus) — Ulan Pass — Kyol-Tor Pass — At-Bashi River Valley — At-Bashi Village — Naryn.
9. Naryn — At-Bashi — Arpa Village (by bus) — Jamap-Davan Pass — Dzhaman-Dyavai River — Sirt Gorge — Kashka-Suu — Kashka-Suu Pass — Kashka-Suu Gorge — Dzhergs-Tal Pass — Ala-Buka Valley — Naryn.
10. Bishkek — Ala-Archa Gorge — Ala-Archa Pass — Western Karakol Gorge — entrance to Western Syok Gorge — Tyuz-Ashuu Pass — Orto-Kugandy Gorge — Bash-Kugandy Village — Kugandy Gorge and Pass — Eastern Syok Gorge — Kum-Bel Pass — Kyz-Art Gorge and Pass (n. k.) — Kochkorka — Bishkek.
11. Bishkek — Sosnovka — Karabalta Gorge — Bulak-Ashuu Pass — Suusamyr — Jai-Sai Gorge and Pass — Kapchigay Gorge — Muz-Tor Pass — Suusamyr — Suusamyr Pass — Toluk Village — Torkent Village — Takhtalyk Village — Takhtalyk Pass (n. k.) — Lower Kara-Suu Lake — Nura Pass — Kümüş-Say Gorge — Kyzyl-Ungur Gorge — Ken-Köl Pass — Karakul City — Bishkek (or Osh).
12. Naryn — Kazarman (by bus) — Kök-Iyrim Gorge — Kazyk Pass — Turuk Gorge — Kayindy Pass — Kök-Iyrim Pass — Kök-Iyrim River Gorge — Keklík-Bel Gorge — Keklík-Bel Pass — Otuz-Art Gorge — Bazar-Kurgan Village — Osh.
Southern Kyrgyzstan
1. Sulukta — Isfana — Kara-Bulak — Ay-Taylak — Koz-Bala Gorge and Pass — Eastern — Leyli-Mazar Gorge — Laylak Pass — Zeravshan Valley — Satjen Pass — Kara-Suu Gorge — Ak-Suu Gorge — Ak-Tyubek Pass — Orto-Chashma Gorge — Karavshin Gorge — Isfana.
2. Isfana — Karavshin Gorge — Orto-Chashma Gorge — Kara-Suu Pass — Ak-Suu Gorge — Ak-Suu-Rama Pass — Preobrazhensky Glacier — Razdarg Pass — Tamynken-Rama Pass — Tamynken Glacier — Panoramic Pass — Kara-Tura Gorge — Min-Teke Glacier — Min-Teke Pass — Dzhiptak Gorge — Birik-Suu Glacier and Gorge — Kshemiš-Isfara Village.
3. Isfana — Karavshin Gorge — Adugen Pass — Chigesla Gorge — Dzhiptyk Pass — Dzhipgyk Gorge — Shurovsky Glacier — Shurovsky Pass — Kshemiš Glacier — Dambrulevich Glacier — Boyets Pass — Raigorodsky Glacier — Kala-i-Mahmud Gorge — Sukh.
4. Sukh — Sukh Gorge — Kala-i-Mahmud Gorge — Ali-Maidan Gorge — Archa-Bashi Pass — Armizan Glacier and Pass — Kyol-Bashy Gorge — Ak-Terek Gorge — Tuytek-Suu Gorge — Pass Glacier — Tuytek Eastern Pass — Southern Zhezhyl-Köl Glacier — Baraniy Pass — Kara-Kush-Kana Gorge — Begisiya Gorge — Khait Village — further by bus to Dzhirgetal — Daraut-Kurgan — Sary-Tash — Gulcha — Osh.
5. Sukh — Sukh Gorge — Abghol (Augul) Gorge — Khoja-Achkan Pass — Khoja-Achkan Gorge — Gaumysh Gorge and Pass — Allaudin Gorge — Kum-Bel Pass — Eki-Davan Gorge — Ak-Suu-Shakhimardan (Hamza-Abad) Gorge.
6. Haidarkan — Gaivian Gorge and Pass — Gaumysh Gorge — Jyly-Suu Gorge — Kungur Pass — Abramov Glacier — Kyok-Suu Gorge — Southern Allaudin Glacier — Allaudin Pass — Eastern Allaudin Glacier — Eki-Davan Gorge — Ak-Suu Gorge — Shakhimardan.
7. Shakhimardan — Dughoba Alpine Camp — Kalkush Gorge and Pass — Dughoba Gorge — Dughoba Pass — Dughoba Glacier — Yegorov Glacier — Ice Pass — Levin Pass — Northern Cosmonauts Pass — Cosmonauts Glacier — Archa-Kony Gorge — Trum Gorge — Trum Pass — Shait Gorge — Kyok-Suu Gorge — Shakhimardan.
8. Kyzyl-Kiya — Isfayram-Sai Gorge (by bus to Tegermach Gorge) — Tegermach Gorge and Pass — Kichik-Alaï Western Gorge — Kichi-Alaï Northern Pass — Ak-Art Pass — Ak-Art Gorge — Eastern Gezart Pass (n. k.) — Western Gezart Pass (n. k.) — Abshir-Sai Gorge — Abshir-Sai tourist base — Osh.
Western Tien Shan
1. Aflatun — Kara-Suu Gorge — Kara-Kamish Lake — Makmal Pass (n. k.) — Kara-Tokoy Pass — Ishenkul Gorge — Kara-Tokoy Gorge — Chatkal Gorge (bridge) — Chakmak-Suu Gorge — Ashuu-Tor Pass — Chandalash River Gorge — Chakmak Gorge — Muz-Bel Pass — Shilbeli Gorge — Chon-Kyzyl-Bel Pass and Gorge — Bakair Gorge and Pass — Shavur-Sai Gorge and Lake — Kara-Kyr Pass — Kuruč-Köl Gorge — Groznoe Village.
2. Dzhanibazar-Chanach (by bus) — Kum-Bil Pass — Chandalash Gorge — Tokmak-Saldy Gorge — Ak-Kapchigay Gorge and Pass — Kyzyl-Tor Pass — Tgondkzh-Sai Gorge — Oi-Kayin Gorge — Ken-Suu Gorge — Besh-Tor Pass — Achyktash-Davan Pass system — Korgon-Dyobyo Village — Dzhanibazar Village.
3. Kirovskoye — Shilbeli-Sai Gorge — Chakmak Pass — Kara-Buura Gorge and Pass (n. k.) — Kara-Kysmak Gorge — Kichi-Kurmana-Tor Pass — Kara-Kulja Western Gorge — Chayim-Tash Pass and Gorge — Ur-Maaral Gorge — Leninpol — Talas.
4. Talas — Besh-Tash Gorge — one of the Shanyk Passes — Uzun-Akmat River Valley — Shivato Pass — Ur-Maaral Gorge — Talas.
Alay Valley and Zaalai Ridge
1. Sary-Tash — Bardoba Village — Kyzyl-Sai River — Border Guards Pass — Kichke-Suu Glacier — Snow Pass — TPI Pass — Korumdy River — Markan-Suu Village — Uiy-Suu River and Glacier — Gorbunov Pass — October Glacier — October Pass — Big Sauk-Dara Glacier — Northern Saddle Pass — Western October Glacier — Kara-Dzhilga River Valley — Kyzyl-Art Pass — Sary-Tash Village.
2. Sary-Tash — Tushuk-Agyi River — Mira Pass — Korzhenevsky Glacier — Spartak Pass — Big Sauk-Dara Glacier — Krylensko Pass — Lenin Glacier — 50 Years of October Pass — Kaman Glacier — Dzerzhinsky Pass — Krasin Glacier — Krasin Pass — Kaman Glacier — Kaman-Suu Gorge — Alay Valley.
3. Sary-Tash — Kashka-Suu Village — Min-Dzhars Gorge — Red Pass — Kuzgun Glacier — Constitution Pass — Chakman-Tash Glacier and Pass — Achyksuu Village — Daraut-Kurgan Village (Daraot-Korgon).
4. Daraut-Kurgan — Altyn-Dara River — Tashty-Kungey Gorge — Osypon Pass — Kyzylkungey Gorge — Kyok-Eiyik Pass — Achyksuu Pass — Achyksuu Village — Alay Valley.
