Download and install QGIS (version 3.x or later).
In QGIS, zoom to your layer. Note the spatial extent. If your trails cover 10 square miles, you don't need zoom levels above 16. convert kml to mbtiles
| KML Size | Features | Tile Type | Max Zoom | Output Size | Time (16-core) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 5 MB | 200 lines | Raster (PNG) | 14 | 48 MB | 2 min | | 50 MB | 15,000 points | Raster (JPEG) | 12 | 120 MB | 15 min | | 200 MB | 5,000 polygons | Raster (PNG) | 15 | 1.2 GB | 3 hours | | 50 MB | 15,000 points | Vector (MVT) | 14 | 35 MB | 45 sec | Download and install QGIS (version 3
Verdict: For large point datasets, Vector MBTiles (tippecanoe) is 40x faster and smaller. If your trails cover 10 square miles, you
