Caught Above a Cloud Base?

Student Problem:

Cessna Skylane is the plane. Conditions:

 Cloud Base is 2,000 above ground level.

Overcast layer is extensive with no breaks and approximately 1,500 feet thick.

 No icing conditions.

Air is stable with light winds. 

You're in training for your Instrument Rating.

Plane is a rental not equipped for Instrument flying except for a basic panel.

You have 200 hours in this particular rental plane.

Your training is in a Instrument Rated plane, is also a Cessna Skylane equipped with a full panel and loaded with electrical equipment intended for Instrument flight.

You have practiced stall recovery to level flight under the "hood" with your instructor during your instrument training.

 In your rental aircraft your are in a very isolated area out of reach of ATC Centers and any reliable electronic guidance system, like a VOR.

You have enough fuel for one hour of flight that can get you to a uncontrolled airport.

You cannot out-fly the overcast with your remaining fuel.

Answer The Student Problem:

What would you do to reach the clear visibility under the cloud layer? 

Is there more than one solution?

Are any of your solutions legal? 

What is the major risk, in your opinion?

Support your opinions in a reply, or replies, to this Blog problem.

If you have a active Ground School this answer can serve as a training problem.

This was presented to me many years ago by my Instrument Flight Instructor.

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