I gave up doing proper cross-countries a while ago - the chances of doing a successful outlanding off-airfield here are virtually nil, as are the chances of finding and identifying from the air one of the small airstrips known only to local users but marked on all maps! The local airstrip here is still on the map and the control tower still stands but the runway is in the middle of an unfinished industrial estate! Then again, if you do land out somewhere, even if you have arranged a crew - maņana! So the only option is an expensive aerotow retrieve, after flying has finished, after sunset, so - maņana! That said, according to the GPS flying around a triangle/quadrangle etc. with turning points at max gliding range from the airfield can produce some good distances, frequently 2-300 kms, twice over 300 and once over 400! But over the last few years our airspace ceiling has become lower and now varies between 8,500' & 10,000' ( before you start the airfield is almost 4,000'). Since the highest ground here is also around 8,500' there is not a lot of room for manoeuvre but once you know and understand the mountains it can be a lot of fun.