#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <vector>
#include <cstdint>
#include <algorithm>
#define PROBLEM "https://onlinejudge.u-aizu.ac.jp/courses/library/5/GRL/all/GRL_5_A"

using i32   = int32_t;
using i64   = int64_t;
using u32   = uint32_t;
using u64   = uint64_t;
using uint  = unsigned int;
using usize = std::size_t;
using ll    = long long;
using ull   = unsigned long long;
using ld    = long double;
template<typename T, usize n>
using arr = T (&)[n];
template<typename T, usize n>
using c_arr = const T (&)[n];
template<typename T>
T in()
{
    T v;
    return std::cin >> v, v;
}
template<typename T, typename Uint, usize n, usize i>
T in_v(typename std::enable_if<(i == n), c_arr<Uint, n>>::type) { return in<T>(); }
template<typename T, typename Uint, usize n, usize i>
auto in_v(typename std::enable_if<(i < n), c_arr<Uint, n>>::type& szs)
{
    const usize s = (usize)szs[i];
    std::vector<decltype(in_v<T, Uint, n, i + 1>(szs))> ans(s);
    for (usize j = 0; j < s; j++) { ans[j] = in_v<T, Uint, n, i + 1>(szs); }
    return ans;
}
template<typename T, typename Uint, usize n>
auto in_v(c_arr<Uint, n> szs) { return in_v<T, Uint, n, 0>(szs); }
template<typename... Types>
auto in_t() { return std::tuple<std::decay_t<Types>...>{in<Types>()...}; }

template<typename T>
int out(const T& v) { return std::cout << v, 0; }
template<typename T>
int out(const std::vector<T>& v)
{
    for (usize i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
        if (i > 0) { std::cout << ' '; }
        out(v[i]);
    }
    return std::cout << "\n", 0;
}
template<typename T1, typename T2>
int out(const std::pair<T1, T2>& v) { return out(v.first), std::cout << ' ', out(v.second), 0; }
template<typename T, typename... Args>
int out(const T& v, const Args... args) { return out(v), std::cout << ' ', out(args...), 0; }
template<typename... Args>
int outln(const Args... args) { return out(args...), std::cout << '\n', 0; }
template<typename... Args>
void outel(const Args... args) { return out(args...), std::cout << std::endl, 0; }


template<typename Cost = usize>
struct edge
{
    using cost_type = Cost;
    usize u, v;
    Cost c;
    edge(const usize u, const usize v) : u{u}, v{v}, c{1} {}
    edge(const usize u, const usize v, const Cost& c) : u{u}, v{v}, c{c} {}
    operator usize() { return v; }
    usize from() const { return u; }
    usize to() const { return v; }
    Cost cost() const { return c; }
    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const edge& e) { return os << e.u << "->" << e.v << ":" << e.c; }
};
template<typename Edge>
class base_graph
{
public:
    base_graph(const usize n) : v{n}, es(n), res(n) {}
    void add_edge(const usize u, const usize v, const bool bi = false)
    {
        es[u].emplace_back(u, v), res[v].emplace_back(v, u);
        if (bi) { es[v].emplace_back(v, u), res[u].emplace_back(u, v); }
    }
    template<typename Cost>
    void add_edge(const usize u, const usize v, const Cost& c, const bool bi = false)
    {
        es[u].emplace_back(u, v, c), res[v].emplace_back(v, u, c);
        if (bi) { es[v].emplace_back(v, u, c), res[u].emplace_back(u, v, c); }
    }
    std::vector<Edge>& operator[](const usize u) { return es[u]; }
    const std::vector<Edge>& operator[](const usize u) const { return es[u]; }
    std::vector<Edge>& from(const usize u) { return es[u]; }
    const std::vector<Edge>& from(const usize u) const { return es[u]; }
    std::vector<Edge>& to(const usize v) { return res[v]; }
    const std::vector<Edge>& to(const usize v) const { return res[v]; }
    usize size() const { return v; }

private:
    usize v;
    std::vector<std::vector<Edge>> es, res;
};
template<typename Edge>
using base_tree = base_graph<Edge>;
using graph     = base_graph<edge<>>;
using tree      = base_graph<edge<>>;
template<typename Cost>
using cost_graph = base_graph<edge<Cost>>;
template<typename Cost>
using cost_tree = base_graph<edge<Cost>>;
template<typename Edge>
std::vector<Edge> diameter(const base_tree<Edge>& tree)
{
    using Cost           = typename Edge::cost_type;
    const std::size_t sz = tree.size();
    std::vector<Cost> dist(sz, 0);
    std::vector<std::size_t> p(sz, sz);
    auto dfs = [&](auto&& self, const std::size_t s, const std::size_t prev) -> void {
        for (const auto& e : tree[s]) {
            const usize to = e.to();
            if (to == prev) { continue; }
            dist[to] = dist[s] + e.cost(), p[to] = s;
            self(self, to, s);
        }
    };
    dfs(dfs, 0, sz);
    std::size_t r = std::max_element(dist.begin(), dist.end()) - dist.begin();
    dist[r]       = 0, std::fill(p.begin(), p.end(), sz), dfs(dfs, r, sz);
    r             = std::max_element(dist.begin(), dist.end()) - dist.begin();
    std::vector<Edge> ans;
    for (; p[r] != sz; r = p[r]) {
        for (const auto& e : tree[r]) {
            if (e.to() == p[r]) {
                ans.push_back(e);
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    return ans;
}
int main()
{
    const auto V = in<usize>();
    cost_graph<ll> g(V);
    for (usize i = 0; i < V - 1; i++) {
        const auto s = in<usize>();
        const auto t = in<usize>();
        const auto w = in<ll>();
        g.add_edge(s, t, w, true);
    }
    const auto es = diameter(g);
    ll D          = 0;
    for (const auto& e : es) { D += e.cost(); }
    outln(D);
    return 0;
}



Measured memory_bytes: 28236