The route, announced earlier this month, features many climbs in the early days but few summit finishes and only two short individual time trials as organisers attempt to make it harder for big teams to control the race.
"Now I've had a bit of time to digest the Tour de France route a bit more, obviously its very light on time trials, which means the racing will be in the mountains," Froome who has won the last two editions, was quoted as saying in Cycling Weekly.
"That said, with only three mountain top finishes that leaves very few opportunities for the GC (general classification) guys to race it out.
"I'm not sure how it's all going to pan out, I hope it'll be an exciting edition but the route makes it look like there will be few big GC battles."
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Froome said efforts to undermine the control his Team Sky outfit usually exerts over the race, including some shorter stages, might also backfire.
"The shorter stages your team mates will go further if you break it down more guys to do a shorter distance," he said.
"In my opinion it's going to be a more controlled Tour route."
Next year's Giro d'Italia route looks tailor-made for Froome's capabilities, although he is unlikely to attempt the race so soon before the Tour.
"Given the balance of time trials and big mountain stages, it's going to be an exciting race, for sure," Froome said.
"I think it's unlikely given my focus is still going to be the Tour," he said, however, about whether he would go.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Rex Gowar)
