#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
#include<vector>
#define LL long long
#define MAX_N 200005
#define inf 1000000000000
#define MAX(x,y) ((x)>(y)?(x):(y))
using namespace std;
struct emp{
LL y,cost;
bool operator < (emp d) const{
return cost>d.cost;
}
};
LL n;
LL master[MAX_N],branch[MAX_N],mid_branch[MAX_N];
vector<emp> net[MAX_N];
void make_branch(LL x,LL pa,LL cost){
LL i,sz;
LL maxx=0,y;
sz=net[x].size();
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
maxx+=branch[net[x][i].y];
}
maxx=MAX(maxx,branch[x]);
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
y=branch[net[x][i].y]+cost+net[x][i].cost+branch[x]-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+branch[net[x][i].y];
mid_branch[x]=MAX(mid_branch[x],mid_branch[net[x][i].y]);
maxx=MAX(maxx,y);
}
branch[pa]+=maxx;
mid_branch[x]=MAX(mid_branch[x],maxx);
}
void merge(LL x,LL pa,LL cost){
LL i,sum=0,sz;
LL y;
LL max_cost[3];
max_cost[0]=max_cost[1]=-inf;
sz=net[x].size();
if(pa && sz<3) return;
if(!pa && sz<2) return;
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
sum+=mid_branch[net[x][i].y];
}
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
y=-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost+branch[net[x][i].y];
if(max_cost[0]<y){
max_cost[1]=max_cost[0];
max_cost[0]=y;
}else if(max_cost[1]<y){
max_cost[1]=y;
}
}
master[x]=MAX(master[x],sum+max_cost[0]+max_cost[1]);
emp max_branch[3],max_master[3];
max_branch[0].cost=max_branch[1].cost=-inf;
max_branch[0].y=max_branch[1].y=-1;
max_master[0].cost=max_master[1].cost=-inf;
max_master[0].y=max_master[1].y=-1;
sz=net[x].size();
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
if(-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+branch[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost>max_branch[0].cost){
max_branch[1]=max_branch[0];
max_branch[0].cost=-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+branch[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost;
max_branch[0].y=net[x][i].y;
}else if(-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+branch[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost>max_branch[1].cost){
max_branch[1].cost=-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+branch[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost;
max_branch[1].y=net[x][i].y;
}
}
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
if(-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+master[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost>max_master[0].cost){
max_master[1]=max_master[0];
max_master[0].cost=-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+master[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost;
max_master[0].y=net[x][i].y;
}else if(-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+master[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost>max_master[1].cost){
max_master[1].cost=-mid_branch[net[x][i].y]+master[net[x][i].y]+net[x][i].cost;
max_master[1].y=net[x][i].y;
}
}
if(max_master[0].y-max_branch[0].y){
master[x]=MAX(master[x],max_master[0].cost+max_branch[0].cost+sum);
}else{
master[x]=MAX(master[x],MAX(max_master[0].cost+max_branch[1].cost,max_master[1].cost+max_branch[0].cost)+sum);
}
}
void make_master(LL x,LL pa,LL cost){
LL i,sz;
sz=net[x].size();
for(i=0;i<sz;i++){
if(net[x][i].y==pa) continue;
make_master(net[x][i].y,x,net[x][i].cost);
master[x]=MAX(master[x],master[net[x][i].y]);
}
make_branch(x,pa,cost);
merge(x,pa,cost);
}
int main(){
LL i,x,y,cost;
emp node;
scanf("%lld",&n);
for(i=1;i<n;i++){
scanf("%lld %lld %lld",&x,&y,&cost);
node.y=y;
node.cost=cost;
net[x].push_back(node);
node.y=x;
net[y].push_back(node);
}
make_master(1,0,0);
printf("%lld\n",MAX(master[1],branch[1]));
return 0;
}
