Vogel loop hike: Very nice intermediate hike/climb, good for hikers who have some experience and want to get their first stripes in mountaineering.
Most of the hike is quite easy, from the gondola to the orlove glave (mountain hut & restaurant) is only a path that is normally a ski slope, they can be a bit steep at times but you walk over grass so there is zero technicality involved. You can also decide to take this part by ski lift. At the hut there is small summit with a cross and bell that requires a little bit of technique but is a fun side quest or finish (in case you don't want to do the full loop) with already a great view.
After this you got more hiking through pine bushes which is mostly flat until you arrive at another ski slope which is a small climb. After this you will see the summit of Sija, the first of the 2 mountains on the traditional loop, you can skip this summit by going right at the base of the summit if you want to go straight to vogel and have a slightly easier route. If you climb this mountain though, you can follow a beautiful path over the mountain ridge that will intercept with the route you could take to skip this peak. The Sija is worth it but will require more technique as it's a more difficult mountain to climb than the Vogel, it requires good scramble technique and is more exposed.
After the interception of the 2 routes you will have to climb down a few hunderd meters and will have to use some ladders. Then, the final climb to the vogel begins. Exposure is minimal but light scrambling and some via ferrata is required. These sections (like the Sija summit) can be considered as mountaineering and not hiking, it is not difficult but take your time.
Talking about time, make sure you have enough of it. The last gondola goes down at 6 o'clock and if you miss this you will have to walk down a ski slope that descends around 1000 meters in about 7 km and it's entirely a gravel road, I took this road down and it's pretty boring, hiking sticks are an absolute must.
Walk down from vogel back go the gondola is probably the least interesting part of the hike. It isnt as engaging as the first half. It might be more fun to do the loop counter clockwise as you will do the hut near the end and have the option to do the rest of the descent via skilift, ending your hike at the hut and making getting some victory drinks.
Overall, I highly recommend doing this loop, the views at Sija and especially at Vogel are amazing, definitely worth the effort.