diff --git a/packages/router/src/router_config_loader.ts b/packages/router/src/router_config_loader.ts
index 0810b785a9..e401e349fd 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/router_config_loader.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/router_config_loader.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ import {standardizeConfig} from './utils/config';
 
 /**
  * The [DI token](guide/glossary/#di-token) for a router configuration.
- * @see `ROUTES`
+ *
+ * `ROUTES` is a low level API for router configuration via dependency injection.
+ *
+ * We recommend that in almost all cases to use higher level APIs such as `RouterModule.forRoot()`,
+ * `RouterModule.forChild()`, `provideRoutes`, or `Router.resetConfig()`.
+ *
  * @publicApi
  */
 export const ROUTES = new InjectionToken<Route[][]>('ROUTES');