KISS (Keep It Simple)
It'd be a very great pity to miss out on getting your licence just because of a technicality over the x-country!
I'm with pilgrim flyer, here. Plan a flight that's a bit of an adventure, pick a really good wx day, take a companion to share the pleasure with, keep it simple, in excess of the requirement.
I did Denham-Bodmin-St. Just-Rowborough-Dunkeswell-Denham. Nearly 8 hours in a low-horse Rallye! Of course, at the time I didn't KNOW I was doing the qualifying, it was just a big day out as an early PPL trip.
OpenCirrus619,
Quite a challenge, doing Cumbernauld-Denham! Not the easiest place to find, straight off.
Cheers,
TheOddOne