Originally Posted by TI 3VOM

These two cross countries should be Dual with an instructor. If you look a few paragraphs up it says

(3) 20 hours of training on the areas of operation listed in 61.127b1 of this part that includes at least-....

It needs to be logged as dual to count as training.

I used to combine these two flights with my students. We would leave during the day for the 100nm leg one way (you may need to go a further distance to make it 2hrs), have a break until sunset, then fly back at night.