I think there are only 2 categories - in the circuit, or not in the circuit which is cross country. You could fly a long route of 3 hours and start and end at the same airfield which would be just as valid as a short 10 minute hop to another airfield that you can almost see from the circuit of your home base.
Having said that, I tend to think if I've planned a flight with proper navigation, tracking VORs etc. then I count it as cross country, if I'm just popping up for a local bimble which needs no specific navigation planning as I know the area then it doesn't really feel the same.
And before anyone shoots me down, I'm only talking about the nav planning - I know every flight has plenty of other things such as NOTAMS, fuel, weather etc.
