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Routing system uses default route instead of specific one

I have problem with routing in my mvc app. I have my core app with ProductsController and extension that is loaded in "PreApplicationStartMethod". In this extenstion i register route like this:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "ProductDetails",
url: "Products/Details/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "StandardProductsDetails", action = "Details" },
namespaces: new []{ "Shop.Controllers" }
);
And in my core app im not registering specific route for ProductsController but I have a general route:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
namespaces: new[] { "Shop.Controllers" }
);
Now when I enter /Products/Details/1 in web browser im redirectd to ProductsController.
Oderd of adding routes is specific first, general last. I've checked routes table and my route is existing in it.

I think you are using two projects here, if you are using then make the project as startup project(by right click) which you want to hit first.

ASP.NET MVC service route overrides default route

I have added WCF service to MVC 5 application, and created a route for it:
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
routes.Add(new ServiceRoute("Service1.svc", new ServiceHostFactory(), typeof(Service1)));
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
}
The problem is that all my links leads to the Service1.svc route now. #Html.ActionLink("Passport Maker", "Index", "Home", new { area = "" }, new { #class = "navbar-brand" }) become http://localhost:50099/Service1.svc?action=Index&controller=Home and other links change in the same way.
If I add ServiceRoute after "Default" route, the links work correctly but the service is unavailable.
Why it happens (there is no "Service1" in the links, why they select the service route then?) and how to fix it?

The solution:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
constraints: new { controller = "^(?!Service1.svc).*" }
);
routes.Add(new ServiceRoute("Service1.svc", new ServiceHostFactory(), typeof(Service1)));
Explanations for those who may encounter a similar problem: the reason of the problem was that Html.ActionLink uses the first matching route to generate the link. And my service route was the first and was matching, because a route does not require to include {controller} and {action} parameters to be matched (as I thought initially).
The solution is to put the default route first, so it is used by Html.ActionLink. And to still be able to use the service route, need to exclude it from the the first route using constraints. The regex ^(?!Service1.svc).* matches only those controller names that don't start from "Service1.svc".

How to call MVC routes from the View

I have the problem where URL's are being added on the current URL for example:
Localhost/Config -> Localhost/Config/Profile
By making the call #Html.ActionLink(Resources.General.Achievements, "Index", "Profile")
When what I really want is: Localhost/Profile
I know this is possible using MVC Routes, I just can't figure out how to call them from the View. I have used Html.BeginRouteForm, but this route won't be triggered on submit.
This is my route config
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Profile",
url: "Profile/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Profile", action = "Index" },
namespaces: new[] { "Cobalt.Controllers" }
);
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
namespaces: new[] { "Cobalt.Controllers" }
);
I am trying to access the Profile controller and Index action in the root directory. I have both Config and Manage Areas, which I am trying to escape from when making calls back to controllers in the root directory.
Thanks in advance for any help

When dealing with areas, if you want to move from one area to another area or out of an area into the root, you can use the overload of ActionLink which allows you to specify route data and pass an empty string (or the appropriate area name) into area:
#Html.ActionLink(Resources.General.Achievements, "Index", "Profile", new { area = string.Empty })

Use RouteLink:
#Html.RouteLink(Resources.General.Achievements, "Profile", new { id = "1234" })
Do note that since your "id" parameter is not declared optional on your Profile route it won't match unless you supply it.

Controller is taken from Url although no controller is requested in URL - c# .Net MVC 4

I'm currently working at a .NET 4.5 MVC 4 Web Application.
I have got the following Routes:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "api/",
defaults: new { controller = "Response", action = "ReturnAllStations" }
);
routes.MapRoute(
name: "ID",
url: "api/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Response", action = "ReturnStuffA", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
Now when I enter the URL http://localhost:55302/api/ it all works fine. But when I enter an URL like this: http://localhost:55302/api/SampleId1234 I get the following error "No type was found that matches the controller named 'Sample1234'."
Why does it try to get a controller named Sample1234 and not the defautlt one and use sample1234 as parameter?

Your default route should come last. Route config will look for the configuration from top to bottom and when it finds a match immediately returns invokes that action.
In your case always invoke the first configuration because it matches the api/ configuration.

MVC 3 How to use MapRoute

Could someone show me how to use the MapRoute method? I have tried creating my own routes, but it's not working. What i want to accomplish is a route that routes "http://servername/home/default.aspx" into controller "Home" and action "Default". Also, would it be possible to say that if the user is browsing the default.aspx "file", it would actually point to the "Index" action?
I have tried reading the MSDN references and googling, but it didn't make me any wiser.

Probably too late to help the developer who raised the question but may help someone else. New to MVC but what I found is the map routes seem to be processed in the order they are added. I had a similar problem, my specific route was not working until I started adding the default route as the last route.
If the default map route is added before your custom one and your custom URL matches the structure defined by the default map route you will never reach your custom route.

The route you want to configure the first part of your question is:
routes.MapRoute(
"",
"home/default.aspx",
new { controller = "Home", action = "Default" }
);
Assuming you wish to 'browse' default.aspx with some sort of parameter you can do something like:
routes.MapRoute(
"",
"home/default.aspx/{param}",
new { controller = "Home", action = "Default", param = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
And you would then need to create your Default action to accept string param.

You also have to make sure the parameter name is the same as the action's parameter name.
Example:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "MyName",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{myParam}",
defaults: new { controller = "MyController", action = "MyAction", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
MyController:
public ActionResult MyAction(string myParam = "")
{
}