#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <map>
#include <atcoder/modint>

#include <utility>

namespace nachia{
    
struct AdjacencyList{
public:
    struct AdjacencyListRange{
        using iterator = typename std::vector<int>::const_iterator;
        iterator begi, endi;
        iterator begin() const { return begi; }
        iterator end() const { return endi; }
        int size() const { return (int)std::distance(begi, endi); }
        const int& operator[](int i) const { return begi[i]; }
    };
private:
    int mn;
    std::vector<int> E;
    std::vector<int> I;
public:
    AdjacencyList(int n, std::vector<std::pair<int,int>> edges, bool rev){
        mn = n;
        std::vector<int> buf(n+1, 0);
        for(auto [u,v] : edges){ ++buf[u]; if(rev) ++buf[v]; }
        for(int i=1; i<=n; i++) buf[i] += buf[i-1];
        E.resize(buf[n]);
        for(int i=(int)edges.size()-1; i>=0; i--){
            auto [u,v] = edges[i];
            E[--buf[u]] = v;
            if(rev) E[--buf[v]] = u;
        }
        I = std::move(buf);
    }
    AdjacencyList(const std::vector<std::vector<int>>& edges = {}){
        int n = mn = edges.size();
        std::vector<int> buf(n+1, 0);
        for(int i=0; i<n; i++) buf[i+1] = buf[i] + edges[i].size();
        E.resize(buf[n]);
        for(int i=0; i<n; i++) for(int j=0; j<(int)edges[i].size(); j++) E[buf[i]+j] = edges[i][j];
        I = std::move(buf);
    }
    static AdjacencyList from_raw(std::vector<int> targets, std::vector<int> bounds){
        AdjacencyList res;
        res.mn = bounds.size() - 1;
        res.E = std::move(targets);
        res.I = std::move(bounds);
        return res;
    }
    AdjacencyListRange operator[](int u) const {
        return AdjacencyListRange{ E.begin() + I[u], E.begin() + I[u+1] };
    }
    int num_vertices() const { return mn; }
    int size() const { return num_vertices(); }
    int num_edges() const { return E.size(); }
    AdjacencyList reversed_edges() const {
        AdjacencyList res;
        int n = res.mn = mn;
        std::vector<int> buf(n+1, 0);
        for(int v : E) ++buf[v];
        for(int i=1; i<=n; i++) buf[i] += buf[i-1];
        res.E.resize(buf[n]);
        for(int u=0; u<n; u++) for(int v : operator[](u)) res.E[--buf[v]] = u;
        res.I = std::move(buf);
        return res;
    }
};

struct AdjacencyListEdgeIndexed{
public:
    struct Edge { int to; int edgeidx; };
    struct AdjacencyListRange{
        using iterator = typename std::vector<Edge>::const_iterator;
        iterator begi, endi;
        iterator begin() const { return begi; }
        iterator end() const { return endi; }
        int size() const { return (int)std::distance(begi, endi); }
        const Edge& operator[](int i) const { return begi[i]; }
    };
private:
    int mn;
    std::vector<Edge> E;
    std::vector<int> I;
public:
    AdjacencyListEdgeIndexed(int n, const std::vector<std::pair<int,int>>& edges, bool rev){
        mn = n;
        std::vector<int> buf(n+1, 0);
        for(auto [u,v] : edges){ ++buf[u]; if(rev) ++buf[v]; }
        for(int i=1; i<=n; i++) buf[i] += buf[i-1];
        E.resize(buf[n]);
        for(int i=(int)edges.size()-1; i>=0; i--){
            auto [u,v] = edges[i];
            E[--buf[u]] = { v, i };
            if(rev) E[--buf[v]] = { u, i };
        }
        I = std::move(buf);
    }
    AdjacencyListEdgeIndexed() : AdjacencyListEdgeIndexed(0, {}, false) {}
    AdjacencyListRange operator[](int u) const {
        return AdjacencyListRange{ E.begin() + I[u], E.begin() + I[u+1] };
    }
    int num_vertices() const { return mn; }
    int size() const { return num_vertices(); }
    int num_edges() const { return E.size(); }
    AdjacencyListEdgeIndexed reversed_edges() const {
        AdjacencyListEdgeIndexed res;
        int n = res.mn = mn;
        std::vector<int> buf(n+1, 0);
        for(auto [v,i] : E) ++buf[v];
        for(int i=1; i<=n; i++) buf[i] += buf[i-1];
        res.E.resize(buf[n]);
        for(int u=0; u<n; u++) for(auto [v,i] : operator[](u)) res.E[--buf[v]] = {u,i};
        res.I = std::move(buf);
        return res;
    }
};

} // namespace nachia
using namespace std;
using i32 = int32_t;
using u32 = uint32_t;
using i64 = int64_t;
using u64 = uint64_t;
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0; i<(int)(n); i++)


const i64 INF = 1001001001001001001;
using modint = atcoder::static_modint<1000000007>;


int main(){
    int N; cin >> N;
    vector<pair<int,int>> edges(N-1);
    rep(i,N-1){ int u,v; cin >> u >> v; u--; v--; edges[i] = make_pair(u,v); }
    auto adj = nachia::AdjacencyList(N, edges, true);

    vector<int> bfs = {0};
    vector<int> P(N, -1);
    rep(i,N){
        int p = bfs[i];
        for(int e : adj[p]) if(P[p] != e){
            P[e] = p;
            bfs.push_back(e);
        }
    }

    vector<int> heightL(N, 0);
    vector<int> diamL(N, 0);
    for(int i=N-1; i>=0; i--){
        int p = bfs[i];
        if(i != 0){
            diamL[P[p]] = max(diamL[P[p]], heightL[P[p]] + heightL[p] + 1);
            diamL[P[p]] = max(diamL[P[p]], diamL[p]);
            heightL[P[p]] = max(heightL[P[p]], heightL[p] + 1);
        }
    }

    vector<int> heightH(N, -1);
    vector<int> diamH(N, 0);
    for(int i=0; i<N; i++){
        int p = bfs[i];
        int C = adj[p].size();
        int cheight = heightH[p];
        int cdiam = diamH[p];
        for(int ci=0; ci<C; ci++) if(P[p] != adj[p][ci]){
            int c = adj[p][ci];
            diamH[c] = max(diamH[c], heightH[c] + cheight + 1);
            diamH[c] = max(diamH[c], cdiam);
            heightH[c] = max(heightH[c], cheight + 1);
            cdiam = max(cdiam, diamL[c]);
            cdiam = max(cdiam, heightH[c] + cheight + 1);
            cheight = max(cheight, heightL[c]);
        }
        cheight = -1;
        cdiam = 0;
        for(int ci=C-1; ci>=0; ci--) if(P[p] != adj[p][ci]){
            int c = adj[p][ci];
            diamH[c] = max(diamH[c], heightH[c] + cheight + 1);
            diamH[c] = max(diamH[c], cdiam);
            heightH[c] = max(heightH[c], cheight + 1);
            cdiam = max(cdiam, diamL[c]);
            cdiam = max(cdiam, heightH[c] + cheight + 1);
            cheight = max(cheight, heightL[c]);
        }
    }

    int ans = N;
    rep(i,N) if(i != 0){
        int p = bfs[i];
        int cr_ans = (diamL[p] + 1) / 2 + (diamH[p] + 1) / 2 + 1;
        cr_ans = max({ cr_ans, diamL[p], diamH[p] });
        ans = min(ans, cr_ans);
    }

    cout << ans << '\n';
    
    return 0;
}


struct ios_do_not_sync{
    ios_do_not_sync(){
        std::ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
        std::cin.tie(nullptr);
    }
} ios_do_not_sync_instance;