Upland area, good to cycle round (5)

I believe the answer is:

ridge

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(Other definitions for ridge that I've seen before include "Raised edge" , "Feature of mountain" , "Narrow raised strip or elongated region" , "Top of a long narrow hill" , "Backbone of a whale" .)

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