Ring Road East Posted on May 21, 2014 by geek Day 7 in Iceland had us mainly traveling the Ring Road from the east to the north. The Ring Road takes your through the highlands then finally to the fjords and the coast. Much of the highlands were still covered with meters of snow. Ring Road crossing mountain top in south Lagarfljót near Fljótsdalshérað view of Herðubreið Herðubreið River in the highlands